Overview
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is an independent public authority that was established by Chapter 465 of the Acts of 1956. Massport owns, controls, operates, and manages Boston Logan International Airport; Laurence G. Hanscom Field; Worcester Regional Airport; the Port of Boston; and various industrial, commercial, and residential properties located mainly in East Boston and South Boston. Massport’s combined operations have a major economic impact on the regional economy. It relies on its operating revenue to meet its operating expenses and is not taxpayer funded.
Massport’s Department of Capital Programs & Environmental Affairs (CP&EA) administers Massport’s five-year Capital Program. In June 2014 and March 2015, CP&EA awarded design and construction contracts to AECOM USA of Massachusetts and Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., respectively, to design and construct the Logan Airport Terminal E Renovation and Enhancement Project, with a combined estimated final contract value of $167 million. The project involved creating just under 100,000 square feet of new space and renovating 150,000 square feet of existing space to accommodate new and existing airlines and their fleets of aircraft. Renovations and enhancements included constructing a new terminal wing with two-level jet bridges to accommodate new large-capacity aircraft such as the Airbus A380; new and reconfigured offices, ticket counters, passenger and baggage screening areas, and airline clubs; extension of the west end of the terminal to add three boarding gates; Wi-Fi-enhanced passenger holding areas; and new and reconfigured concession and retail spaces.
| Date published: | July 19, 2018 |
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