Funds Will Be Used For Noise Mitigation, Aid Surrounding Neighborhood

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement that Tweed-New Haven Airport has won a $764,624 federal grant for noise mitigation. The funds will be used to mitigate noise arriving and departing planes cause to residents in the surrounding neighborhood.

“I am pleased to applaud this most recent grant from the FAA for residential noise mitigation measures around Tweed New Haven Airport,” DeLauro said. “As important as Tweed is to the regional economy, we must be sure to take advantage of programs that help its neighbors deal with the noise that departing and arriving flights create. I congratulate the administration at Tweed for working with residents to gauge the noise profile around the airport and for securing resources to lower the impact.”

Tim Larson, Tweed Executive Director, said: “We would like to thank Congresswoman DeLauro for her effort in securing these funds. Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport has been fortunate to receive grant funding in order to undertake a Feasibility Study to determine the projected results that would be derived from a Noise Barrier and determine the eligibility of residences for participation in the Residential Sound Insulation Program. This is the initial phase where we will be evaluating and selecting candidate homes for a pilot program. We will be working very closely with our consultants and members of our neighboring community throughout this process as we move forward.”


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