LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS APPROVES $2.98 MILLION FOR COUNTY RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM

  (Los Angeles, California – December 18, 2014)  The Los

Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today authorized a

Letter of Agreement with the County of Los Angeles that will

result in a grant of $2.98 million in Los Angeles World Airports

 (LAWA) funding for residential sound insulation. These grant

funds will complement an earlier grant of $15.4 million 

 awarded to the County in August 2014.

             These additional funds will enable the County to design and sound-insulate 71 dwelling units. The project cost covers 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 targeted interior noise level of 45 decibels .

The homes included in this project are directly impacted by aircraft approaching Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  The area targeted for this phase is located in the Lennox and Athens communities and the soundproofing work is expected to be completed before September 30, 2015.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved LAWA’s Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program at LAX in 1985, making land-use mitigation projects with the cities of Los Angeles, El Segundo and Inglewood and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County eligible for FAA funding.

The County’s sound insulation program began in the early 1990s and has received noise mitigation funds from both LAWA and the FAA since the inception of the program.  To date, the County has received LAWA sound insulation grants totaling $81 million and FAA grants totaling $66 million for an overall total of $147 million.