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Maverick Street Gate to Begin Operations in April; Authorized Access for Emergency Vehicles and East Boston Residents Only

March 4, 2008

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced that beginning on or about April 15, 2008 an automated gate will restrict nearly all vehicular traffic from accessing Logan International Airport via Maverick Street in East Boston. The gate will keep nearly all airport and Ted Williams Tunnel traffic off neighborhood streets. East Boston residents will still be able to gain access to the airport and the Ted Williams Tunnel in their personal automobiles if they have a Massport-issued access card. No access cards will be issued for commercial vehicles

East Boston residents must request an application for an access card by calling Massport’s Maverick Street Gate Message Center at 617-568-3718. The application process, which mirrors the requirements of the City of Boston’s resident parking program, requires that individuals provide proof of residency in East Boston. Applicants must submit copies of a current Massachusetts’ RMV registration showing that their automobile is registered, and principally garaged in East Boston, and a recent utility or phone bill with the same East Boston address as the motor vehicle registration. Residents can apply for one card for each automobile owned. Emergency vehicles will have unrestricted access to the Maverick Street gate.

“The new Maverick Street Gate will help further mitigate the impacts of Logan Airport on our East Boston neighbors,” said Thomas J. Kinton, Jr., CEO & Executive Director of Massport. “Logan-associated traffic will be greatly reduced throughout the Jeffries Point area, particularly on Maverick Street.”

The new gate is a part of Massport’s multimillion dollar Airport Edge Buffer Program. The Airport Edge Buffer Program is an effort by the Authority to provide passive recreation areas and airport screening for neighbors living near Boston Logan International Airport.

The edge buffers, which include the Navy Fuel Pier, the Bayswater Embankment, and the perimeter of Logan’s Southwest Service Area, are part of a 1997 Community Mitigation Agreement.