Fri, Nov 18, 2011
NJ School One Mile From KTEB To Get Soundproofing
Students at Becton High School in East Rutherford, New Jersey
will soon have a much-improved learning environment. The school,
which sits ten miles from Newark Liberty and just one mile from
Teeterboro Airport, has noise levels from passing aircraft measured
at 80-90 dB, like standing next to a lawnmower. Democrat
Congressman Steve Rothman (pictured) persuaded the FAA back in June
to allocate $18.2 million for soundproofing measures at the school.
On Monday, he paid a visit to Becton High to deliver a ceremonial
check.
The federal funds will pay for sound insulation and special
doors and windows to block noise. The state is kicking in $12
million for a state-of-the-art heating and air conditioning system,
so those windows can stay closed in hot weather. Officials say the
aircraft noise level will be brought down to that of normal
conversation.
According to a report in northjersey.com, Rothman commented at
Monday's press conference, “The noise level inside the
building got louder and louder as more and more planes started to
land at Newark and Teterboro. Kids couldn’t hear their
teachers...teachers couldn’t communicate with their kids with
the sounds of planes roaring overhead.”
Construction will employ an estimated 150 people, but it will
take two to three years, meaning many of Becton's current student
population will graduate before the upgrades are completed, and
have some classes displaced to portable classrooms in the meantime.
Not all are impressed with the plan. Amina Hoti, a 16-year-old
junior, tells northjersey.com the planes didn't bother her as much
as she expects the disruptions will. “I’m not looking
forward to having class in a trailer.”
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