Mind the gap

9 January 2017 By Tom Buerkle

The New York-New Jersey transport quango has set out a $32 bln plan to upgrade airports, railroads and tunnels. These and ongoing projects like new subways are overdue – and influenced too much by politics rather than real needs. Like trains, officials need to move faster.

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said on Jan. 6 that it had agreed on a draft $32 billion, 10-year capital plan to upgrade key transportation infrastructure in the New York metropolitan area.

The proposal would finance continued renovation of John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, construct a new elevated train to link LaGuardia to the city's subway and commuter rail lines, and redevelop Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport. It also allocates $3.5 billion for the replacement of the aging Port Authority Bus Terminal and $2.7 billion for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

The authority is due to finalize the program in February after public consultation.

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