The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued a Request for Proposals for preliminary engineering and other planning work for a new AirTrain connection to LaGuardia Airport. The RFP is open to all qualified firms and responses are due in four weeks.
The selected consultant team will carry out preliminary engineering work related to three different components of the project: construction of up to two new AirTrain stations at the new terminal buildings at the airport; construction of an AirTrain station at Willets Point; and construction related to the “right-of-way” for the train from the airport to Willets Point.
Port Authority and MTA will cooperate to build a new station complex at Willets Point with Easy Transfer between LIRR, 7-line metro, and AirTrain.
“We are transforming LaGuardia into a world-class transportation gateway, and an essential piece of the puzzle is ensuring rail mass transit access to the airport. With this action, we’re taking the next major step toward making this a reality,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
The new elevated AirTrain, providing a six-minute ride from LaGuardia to Willets Point, will be a key part of the modernization and transformation of LaGuardia into a world-class airport.
By 2030, the number of passengers at LaGuardia is expected to increase by more than 6 million passengers annually and the AirTrain is a key pillar of the airport’s strategy to accommodate this growth.
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