A plan to build a new air-traffic control tower for Hartford-Brainard Airport is up for review under a federal environmental report posted for public comment last week. The plan, drafted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), proposes replacing Hartford-Brainard’s 1973-vintage tower with a more modern design including all-electric building systems, recycled steel and harmful-chemical-free materials. Hartford-Brainard was named earlier this year as one of 31 small airports nationwide targeted for upgrades under a $25 billion airport package in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress in 2021. Hundreds of small airports across the country operate with outdated air traffic control towers that don’t meet current safety and efficiency standards, the FAA said in its report.
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