FEDS GIVE $56.5 MILLION TO LAX HOMES SOUNDPROOFING, RUNWAY FIX TO BE FUNDED.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer With the roar of jet engines reverberating re·ver·ber·ate v. re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates v.intr. 1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho. 2. overhead, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said Thursday that LAX will get $56.5 million in federal grants to improve runway safety and soundproof sound·proof adj. Not penetrable by audible sound. sound  proof v. nearby homes. A $29.5 million grant will help pay to relocate and build the south runway at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , while $27 million will be spent to soundproof homes in Lennox, El Segundo and Inglewood. ``More so than any other airport, LAX is a symbol of life on the West Coast, but as we know, life changes,'' Mineta said during a news conference. ``Today we see real progress in making the airport safer, more efficient and a better neighbor.'' Plans call for moving the runway about 55 feet farther south, to make room for a new central taxiway taxiway: see airport. designed to avert collisions and reduce airplane taxi and idle time The duration of time a device is in an idle state, which means that it is operational, but not being used. . LAX reported eight incursions, or near-misses, in 2005 and seven in 2004. Most of those occurred along the connecting taxiways between the two south runways. LAX has more than 1,700 flights a day on its four runways, making it the fifth-busiest airport in the world. The south runway will be closed in July and relocated by March 2007, with the new taxiway set for completion late that year, said Michael DiGirolamo, deputy executive director for Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van , which operates LAX. Officials do not expect the $250 million construction project to cause any flight delays. The soundproofing Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. There are several basic approaches to reducing sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, using noise barriers to block or absorb the energy of the sound money will be spent to install double-paned windows, solid doors and better attic insulation in homes now impacted by jet noise, providing residents ``a better quality of life,'' Mineta said. The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control has invested more than $106 million to soundproof more than 2,400 homes since 1998, about half of the total completed. Ultimately, 8,000 will be soundproofed. Mineta and other officials also visited the Westchester home of Bill West, 58, who proudly showed off his new insulation, windows and 150-pound front door. ``The door weighs more than I do!'' he joked. Lisa M. Sodders, (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, third from left, toured an LAX runway Thursday and announced $56.5 million in federal grants to improve runway safety and soundproof nearby homes. Ric Francis/Associated Press |
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