Delta will contribute $3.4 billion toward the new airport, and the state will provide the rest. The first new gates are set to open next year, and the airport overall will be complete in 2021.
Governor Cuomo wants to build a connection to and from Willets Point, but the plan—which was, at one point, estimated to cost $450 million—has plenty of critics.
Reports of the traffic snarls first surfaced a couple of weeks ago, with passengers getting off on the highway and wheeling their luggage to the terminal, and the TSA recommending that passengers factor in at least two and half hours before takeoff.
By the end of the year, travelers should see new signage, better ventilation, freshly painted walls, better lighting, and improved restrooms in Terminal B.
It’s official: Construction on LaGuardia Airport’s much-anticipated $4 billion revamp got underway today, with a groundbreaking that was attended by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden. There are also new renderings of the revamp.