Comment Period Opens for Latest Massport DEIR on Runway Improvement Project

Massport recently filed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Boston Logan International Airport R1111way 27 Em/ Runway Safety Area Improvements Project with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office. This document  responds to all requirements  of the  Environmental  Notification  Form  (ENF) Certificate  issued  on October 8,  2021.

An electronic copy of the full document is available on Massport’s website at https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/about­logan/environmental-reports/ and printed copies are available for viewing at the Winthrop Public Library.

The public comment period will begin on July 8, 2022, and end on August 8, 2022. A virtual public meeting on this safety project will be held during the 30-day comment period at 6:00 PM on Wednesday July 20, 2022. Please check Massport’s website https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/about-loganlenvironmental-reports for details. Spanish translation will be provided. Translation in other languages can be requested within reasonable notice (48 hours) of the meeting.

Comments may be submitted by close of business on August 8, 2022 through MEPA’s Public Comment Portal at https://eeaoline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicComment/Landing/  or through emailing the MEPA analyst. Massport hopes that you and the other reviewers of the Project find it informative. If you have any questions regarding this submittal or why you have received this mailing, you may contact Stewart Dalzell, Deputy Director, Environmental Planning & Permitting, at Massport, at 617-568-3524