Here’s what we’re doing to address failing ‘Port packages’ near Sea-Tac

By Fred Felleman and Hamdi Mohamed Special to The Seattle Times The Seattle Tacoma International Airport is the nation’s fastest-growing airport of its size with over 400,000 flights carrying 50.8 million passengers in 2023. As a result, it continues to undergo extensive renovations that create jobs to build and operate the new facilities. Less obvious

Restoring sound code in Des Moines on hold

Economic Development Committee told another study necessary? At Thursday’s Economic Development Committee meeting, staff informed the council committee that plans to restore sound reduction requirements to the building code, which had been removed in 2012, had been put on hold indefinitely. In discussing the Planning Department’s calendar for 2024, staff said there were a large

Massport Sound Insulation Program

For updated information on Logan’s current Residential Sound Insulation Program, please click here. While Massport cannot eliminate noise at its source, the effects have been reduced through one of the most extensive sound insulation programs in the country. Massport’s Residential Sound Insulation Program to date has treated 11,000 dwelling units, including 5,500 homes and 36 schools.

Boston/Logan Airport (Massport) Residential Sound Insulation Program

The Residential Sound Insulation Program       https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/about-logan/noise-abatement/sound-insulation-program/ OVERVIEW The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has initiated a voluntary Residential Sound Insulation Program (RSIP) to provide treatment of eligible properties to mitigate the effects of aircraft noise for properties surrounding Boston Logan International Airport (Logan). Massport is beginning with a 10 home Pilot Program to

Port Package Update Letter – Spring 2023

Greetings, As always, this is behind schedule. However, in addition to the the usual procrastination, things change all the time. Sorry, but for newcomers we always start with some background. If you’ve heard all this, just skip down… Your original Port Package was almost certainly financed through FAA funding called the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).