LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS AUTHORIZES ALLOCATION OF $9.2 MILLION TO CITY OF EL SEGUNDO FOR RESIDENTIAL SOUNDPROOFING
(Los Angeles, California – February 19, 2013) The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today authorized staff to enter into a Letter of Agreement with the City of El Segundo for its Residential Sound Insulation Grant Program and to release $9,225,000 for its eligible noise mitigation project.
The LAWA grant, combined with a $5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, will enable the City of El Segundo to soundproof 329 single- and multi-family dwellings that are impacted by operations at Los Angeles International Airport.
The project cost covers all acoustical, architectural, engineering, construction and administrative activities. Construction contractors typically install double-paned windows, solid-core doors, fireplace doors and dampers, attic baffles, insulation and other elements to achieve a target noise-level for the homes’ interiors of 45 decibels.
The City of El Segundo reported that of its 4,537 eligible dwellings, 1,373 have been noise mitigated, leaving approximately 3,164 eligible units to be insulated. Completion of the 329 units will result in the City of El Segundo having treated 1,702 units, or 38 percent, of its eligible dwelling units.
The grant is in accordance with the Los Angeles International Airport Master Plan Stipulated Settlement Agreement reached in February 2006. The agreement calls for LAWA to provide up to $22,500,000 annually through 2015 to the Cities of El Segundo, Inglewood, and the County of Los Angeles for noise-mitigation grants.