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DOT 54-04
Contact: Brian Turmail, 202-366-1621
Thursday, April 22, 2004
U.S. DOT Commemorates Earth Day with Announcement of $307 Million Effort to
Combat Noise Pollution Near Airports
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta commemorated Earth
Day by announcing that the Bush Administration will provide $307 million in
grants this year to soundproof homes and schools and combat noise pollution near
airports in at least 29 communities across America.
The Secretary noted that the federal funds will go directly to airports to help
combat noise. Federal money will pay for sound insulation for homes located near
airports, noise barriers near runways and taxiways and enhanced noise tracking
systems to monitor engine sound levels. Airports may also use the funds to
acquire land to create larger boundaries between airports and communities,
contour airfields differently to reduce noise and take other measures that will
help nearby neighborhoods.
“We’ve worked hard to make jet engines quieter and to reduce the number of
people affected by aircraft noise,” said Secretary Mineta. “These investments
will bring a little more peace and quiet to people with airports in their
neighborhoods.”
Among those communities receiving federal funds this year to combat noise are
Louisville International-Standiford Field in Kentucky ($18 million); Logan
International Airport in Boston, MA ($12 million); Seattle-Tacoma International
in Washington ($10.1 million); San Diego International in California ($8
million); and Ted Stevens Anchorage International in Alaska ($7 million).
The $307 in noise mitigation grants are being awarded by the Department’s
Federal Aviation Administration. Twenty-nine communities already have been
informed that they will receive the federal funds totaling $118 million, while
an additional $189 million will be awarded over the coming months.
“Airports and the jobs they bring are important to the health of nearby
communities,” said Secretary Mineta. “This work allows us to achieve balance
between important economic growth at airports and airport neighbors’ quality of
life.”
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2004 Noise Pollution Grants Awarded |
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State |
Worksite |
City |
Total |
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AK |
Ted Stevens Anchorage International |
Anchorage |
$ 7,000,000.00 |
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AL |
Birmingham International |
Birmingham |
$ 4,750,000.00 |
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AZ |
Tucson International |
Tucson |
$ 4,000,000.00 |
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CA |
Ontario International |
Ontario |
$ 5,500,000.00 |
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CA |
Los Angeles International |
Los Angeles |
$ 2,000,000.00 |
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CA |
Los Angeles International |
Los Angeles |
$ 3,000,000.00 |
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CA |
San Diego International |
San Diego |
$ 8,000,000.00 |
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CT |
Waterbury-Oxford |
Oxford |
$ 300,000.00 |
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FL |
Destin-Fort Walton Beach |
Destin |
$ 150,000.00 |
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FL |
DeLand Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field |
DeLand |
$ 150,000.00 |
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FL |
Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field |
Ocala |
$ 368,919.00 |
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HI |
Hilo International |
Hilo |
$ 600,000.00 |
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IL |
Greater Peoria Regional |
Peoria |
$ 313,500.00 |
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IL |
Chicago Midway International |
Chicago |
$ 256,262.00 |
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IL |
Chicago Midway International |
Chicago |
$ 824,806.00 |
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KY |
Louisville International-Standiford Field |
Louisville |
$ 18,000,000.00 |
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LA |
Alexandria International |
Alexandria |
$ 220,209.00 |
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LA |
Shreveport Regional |
Shreveport |
$ 3,000,000.00 |
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LA |
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International |
New Orleans |
$ 2,700,000.00 |
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MA |
General Edward Lawrence Logan International |
Boston |
$ 12,000,000.00 |
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NC |
Piedmont Triad International |
Greensboro |
$ 1,266,667.00 |
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NJ |
Teterboro |
Teterboro |
$ 125,000.00 |
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NY |
Syracuse Hancock International |
Syracuse |
$ 5,000,000.00 |
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OK |
Tulsa International |
Tulsa |
$ 6,298,000.00 |
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RI |
Theodore Francis Green State |
Providence |
$ 5,000,000.00 |
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TX |
Austin-Bergstrom International |
Austin |
$ 4,100,000.00 |
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TX |
Laredo International |
Laredo |
$ 6,000,000.00 |
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TX |
San Antonio International |
San Antonio |
$ 6,066,503.00 |
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VA |
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field |
Roanoke |
$ 900,000.00 |
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WA |
Seattle-Tacoma International |
Seattle |
$ 10,178,800.00 |
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Grand |
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$ 118,068,666.00 |
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This chart depicts the grants that have been approved by OST to date, in Fiscal Year 2004. |
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These figures are based on estimated costs and may change as construction bids are taken and actual grants are awarded. |
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