Construction continues during pandemic
for Newark Airport Redevelopment
Terminal One will open in 2022 as world class airport
AIRPORT VOICE, JANUARY 2021 25
Construction of the new
flagship terminal at Newark
International Airport advances
incorporating new
best-in-class arrivals frontage
designed to speed passenger
ground transportation
pickup, new pathfinding signage,
and advanced post Covid
19 health and touchless
technology
A new Redeveloping
Newark Liberty
International
Airport
The new terminal, designed
and built by Tutor
Perini/Parsons, will open in
2022. The new terminal will
be operated and maintained
by EWR Terminal One LLC,
a 100-percent subsidiary of
leading global airport operator
Munich Airport International.
Once completed, the new
one million square foot terminal
will be 20 percent larger
than the existing Terminal
A, the outmoded terminal it
is designed to replace. Viewed
as a “common use” terminal,
all gates in the new terminal
will be utilized by multiple
carriers, which will increase
flexibility and efficiency and
optimize operations. The new
terminal will accommodate
an estimated 13.6 million passengers
annually on three
levels. A covered pedestrian
bridge will provide direct terminal
access for passengers
using the new AirTrain Newark,
another major component
of the airport redevelopment
project.
Construction is well underway
at the new Consolidated
Rent-A-Car (ConRAC)
facility which will open in
2022 with approximately 2,750
public parking spaces and
3,380 rental car spaces to support
10 rent-a-car brands. The
Port Authority and its partner
ConRac Solutions broke
ground in September 2019 on
the new parking facility that
will complement the new terminal
and service the entire
airport.
The new terminal project
is expected to generate more
than $4.6 billion in regional
economic activity, create more
than 23,000 job years and provide
more than $1.9 billion in
wages. The Newark redevelopment
project outreach offices
have canvassed more than
1,300 local businesses with information
on the new terminal
project with hundreds of local
engagements with both businesses
and community members.
Through the end of 2020,
the project has awarded over
$445 million in contracts with
MWBE firms, and $365 million
in contracts with local firms.
Newark Liberty currently
provides jobs for approximately
21,000 people directly
employed at the airport. It contributes
more than $27 billion
in economic activity to the
New York-New Jersey metropolitan
region and generates
nearly 190,000 total jobs and
more than $9 billion in annual
wages.
The Port Authority’s commitment
of more than $30 billion
in public and private funding
to transform the region’s
three major airports into true
21st century gateways. In addition
to the construction of
the new terminal at Newark
Liberty, this commitment includes
the complete redevelopment
of LaGuardia Airport,
where the first new arrivals
and departures hall, three
new concourses and 37 new
gates are already open, and
the comprehensive redevelopment
of John F. Kennedy International
Airport.
New flagship
terminal features
The Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey unveiled
new features of the flagship
new terminal at Newark Liberty
International Airport
which incorporate best-inclass
arrivals frontage design.
This new design creates
four distinct areas for
taxis, app-based ride-share
vehicles, buses, and private
passenger vehicles to reduce
traffic congestion, ease passenger
loading, and dramatically
enhance the customer
experience. In addition, the
new terminal design incorporates
state-of-the-art technology
and safety features in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The one million square
foot new terminal will open,
as planned, in late 2022 with
cutting edge design changes
built into the structure.
“The impact of COVID-19
reflects a new reality in how
transportation agencies can
and must plan for the future,”
said Port Authority Chairman
Kevin O’Toole. “The Port Authority
and Newark Liberty
are charting a new post-pandemic
path by building smart,
safe and sustainable features
into this impressive new terminal.”
999“The Port Authority’s
airport redevelopment projects
are designed to meet the
needs of the 21st century traveler.
We are constantly looking
at ways to improve our
new facilities and ensure their
look, feel, and functionality
are best-in-class,” said Port
Authority Executive Director
Rick Cotton. “The arrivals
frontage design changes
introduced at Newark Liberty’s
new terminal will make
dramatic improvements to
the functioning of the arrivals
level, easing passenger
movements from the terminal
into whichever mode of
ground transportation travelers
choose. “
Passengers, airline staff
and airport workers will see
significant upgrades at the
front-of-terminal curb areas
which will be 250 percent
larger than the existing Terminal
A. Four new delineated
pickup areas improve connections
and loading for taxis,
app-based ride share vehicles,
high occupancy vehicles such
as buses and shuttles, and private
passenger vehicles. Taxi
queues will feature “roller
coaster” loading and digital
signage with real-time wait
times. App-based ride-share
pickup areas will feature digital
kiosks with zone location
and boarding details to ease
driver/passenger matchup.
Large, modern, digital signage
will be added throughout
the redesigned frontage to improve
wayfinding.
The design changes also
include improved technology
that responds to COVID-19 and
facilitates a touchless experience
for travelers. By adding
self-bag drop stations near selfcheck
in areas, customers can
proceed swiftly to a new TSA
checkpoint area with contactless
entry. The design also calls
for biometric upgrades to expedite
screening while prioritizing
the safety of passengers.
New body screening and metal
detecting equipment is user
friendly, has larger screening
areas that eliminate the need
to raise arms overhead, and
features the most advanced imaging
technology. Gate areas
will mirror design upgrades
at check in, allowing passengers
to self-scan boarding documents
at the gate. Touchless
payment options will also be
standard at concessions across
the terminal.
Health
Accreditations
In November, Newark Liberty
and the Port Authority’s
other four airports received
the Airport Health Accreditation
from Airports Council
International (ACI) World
and ACI Americas. The ACI
Airport Health Accreditation
recognizes the Port Authority’s
swift response to the
COVID-19 crisis and its work
to maintain a safe environment
for airport passengers
through aggressive cleaning
and disinfection programs,
physical distancing (where
feasible and practical), staff
protection, physical layout
adjustments, and passenger
communications. The Port
Authority is now the largest
airport system in the United
States to receive this recognition
for high health and safety
standards introduced during
the COVID-19 outbreak.
Specifically, the Port Authority
has:
Restricted terminal access
to ticketed passengers and employees
only at the region’s
airports.
Required facial coverings
and monitored the terminals
for passenger and employee
compliance.
Partnered with public and
private health providers to
open COVID testing sites for
travelers and airport workers
at passenger terminals at
JFK, Newark and LaGuardia
airports.
Deployed over 3,500 handsanitizing
units and more
than 150 hand-wipe units at
the airports.
Ensured continuous regular,
vigilant cleaning of hightouch
services in accordance
with CDC guidelines.
Installed hundreds of plexiglass
barriers at high-contact
customer service points.
Added more than 10,000
signs and social distancing decals
emphasizing the agency’s
safety and operational protocols
which are key to the agency’s
overall program.
For more information and
images regarding the Newark
Redevelopment Project, please
visit the airport’s webpage at
https://www.ewrredevelopment.
com
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