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Logan Airport is getting $12m from the Biden administration. Here’s what it will go toward.

The Boston airport is one of 114 airports across 44 states set to get a piece of $970 million in federal grants.

An airplane takes off from Boston Logan International Airport. Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe

February 16, 2024

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Boston Logan International Airport is slated to receive $12 million in federal grants to upgrade its air traffic control tower, the White House announced Thursday.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding a total of $970 million to 114 airports across 44 states. At Logan, the money will fund the first phase of a two‐phase project to expand and renovate the airport’s existing air traffic control tower. The additional space will accommodate existing and new FAA equipment, technical operations, a flight simulator, and a contract weather observer.

Federal officials say the funding, which comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Investing in America agenda, aims to meet the growing demand for air travel and improve passenger experience, accessibility, and sustainability while creating jobs.

“Under this administration, we are doing more to improve the travel experience than ever before, from expanding consumer protections to modernizing the physical infrastructure,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “These investments we’re announcing [Thursday], made possible by President Biden’s historic infrastructure package, will make it easier for passengers to get to and through airports, create jobs, and increase safety for all.”

In 2022, the Biden administration awarded a $62 million grant from the FAA to improve Terminal E. Those upgrades were finished last spring. The airport’s latest grant is one of nine that will address the needs of aging air traffic control towers. Other U.S. airports will use the money for upgraded baggage systems, wider concourses, extra gates, and increased accessibility measures.