Governor Cuomo unveils vision for the transformative redesign of New York LaGuardia Airport

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden unveiled (27-Jul-2015) the vision for the comprehensive redesign of New York LaGuardia Airport. The airport will be transformed into a single, structurally unified main terminal with expanded transportation access, significantly increased taxiway space and other passenger amenities. Construction on the first half of the new unified terminal, expected to be a USD4 billion project, will be managed by LaGuardia Gateway Partners, a new public private partnership chosen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to build the project. Construction on the first half will begin upon final approval from the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. That approval is expected in the first part of 2016; the majority of this first half of the project is expected to open to passengers in 2019, with full completion scheduled for approximately 18 months later. The second half of the new unified terminal is expected to be redeveloped by Delta Air Lines, which has indicated strong support for the new vision, and anticipates beginning the redevelopment of its terminals on a parallel track with the LaGuardia Gateway Partners project to complete the new unified airport. Governor Cuomo said, "New York had an aggressive, can-do approach to big infrastructure in the past and today, we're moving forward with that attitude once again". [more - original PR]