Danielle Kreutter is a multimedia journalist for Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
JEFFERSON COUNTY , Colo. — After years of complaints over noise that eventually led to lawsuits from hundreds of neighbors and even surrounding communities, federal dollars will be used to study just how bad the noise is at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport .
was one of several airports that received a total of $100 million in grants for various airport improvements. will receive $1,400,633 for an FAA-defined Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Study.U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced the projects that will receive the funding earlier this week. 'Colorado's regional and municipal airports help connect communities across our state and support local economic development,' Bennet said in the media release.
for 30 years and has worked with neighbors fighting against the increased noise as the airport has continued to expand in the last 10.Jefferson County officials explained how the study would work. The FAA prescribes the methodology which includes modeling noise exposure from aircrafts, conducting a land use survey, developing noise exposure maps and finally developing a noise compatibility program.
. The project description said it will 'construct a new 1,300-foot paved Taxiway O to bring the airport into conformity with current standards and reconstructs 970 feet of the existing paved Taxiway D pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.'The potential of growth with an added new taxiway is concerning to those hoping to address the long growing noise concerns.'Unfortunately, it's not a surprise.
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