Boston Airport Moves To Guard Against Effects of Climate Change

"BOSTON — Officials at Boston Logan International Airport have announced a broad multimillion-dollar plan to make the airport, which is almost surrounded by water, more environmentally sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change.

The plan calls for investment in measures like flood doors and the relocation of generators to higher floors to make the facility better able to withstand higher sea levels and increased storm surges. It was released last month by the Massachusetts Port Authority, which operates the airport.

'Over time, there’s reason to believe that we would experience some kind of a storm system that would create that kind of flooding,' said Thomas P. Glynn, the chief executive of Massport, who said $9 million had been budgeted to make a quarter of the airport’s 'critical assets' more resilient in the next five years. The report says the rest of those assets should be made more resilient over the next 10 years."

Jess Bidgood reports for the New York Times May 4, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Logan Airport Drafts Climate Change Plan" (Boston Globe)

"White House: Prepare for Climate Change in Infrastructure Planning" (The Hill)