GOVERNOR HOCHUL ANNOUNCES ANOTHER
MAJOR PROJECT IN JFK REDEVELOPMENT
BY BILL PARRY
Just two days after she
announced the $9.5 billion
Terminal One project
at JFK Airport, Governor
Kathy Hochul joined officials
from the Port Authority
and Delta Airlines on
Dec. 15 to break ground on
a $1.5 billion expansion and
modernization of Terminal
4. The COVID-19 pandemic
had delayed the project for
nearly two years.
The reconstruction will
include the expansion and
renovation of the Terminal
4 arrivals and departure
hall; a major concourse expansion
to add 10 new gates;
and roadway upgrades to
improve access to vehicles.
“Today’s groundbreaking
is a huge part in the story
of New York’s comeback
from the hardship we underwent
during the pandemic,”
Hochul said. “The economic
impact of this transformation
will be felt for decades
while solidifying our state’s
global leading role in welcoming
visitors from abroad
and those returning home. I
look forward to all this partnership
with the Port Authority
and Delta will bring
to New York.”
The expansion at Terminal
4 is expected to be complete
with Delta consolidating
its operations in 2023.
“Today we celebrate the
expansion and renovation
of Terminal 4 at JFK which,
upon completion, will significantly
improve the
customer experience with
extensive renovations and
additional gates, as well as
provide thousands of jobs
for local residents,” Port
Authority Chairman Kevin
O’Toole said. “With millions
of people traveling through
this airport annually, it is
critical we remain a leader
as the largest gateway to the
country.”
The Port Authority
Board entered into a lease
with JFKIAT and Delta that
called for the modernization
of Terminal 4.
“As a Queens-based business,
JFKIAT sees this
expansion as an opportunity
to revitalize our local
economy in the wake of the
pandemic, and we are committed
to working with our
partners to ensure that this
world-class initiative benefits
the community,” JFKIAT
President and CEO Roel
Huinink said.
The expansion and upgrade
of Terminal 4 is expected
to result in more
than 1,500 total jobs, including
more than 1,000 union
construction jobs.
“This project represents
a massive investment in the
economic health of Queens
through the creation of
thousands of good-paying
jobs, contracting opportunities
for local businesses,
a strong commitment to
MWBE participation and
more,” Queens Borough
President Donovan Richards
said. “Paired with the
$9.5 billion Terminal One
project and the $3.9 billion
new Terminal 6, this radical
transformation of JFK
Airport will economically
uplift Queens families for
generations to come while
giving millions from around
the world an incredible first
impression of Queens New
York City and New York
state as a whole.”
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by e-mail at
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260–4538.
TIMESLEDGER | Q 10 NS.COM | DEC. 24 - DEC. 30, 2021
Photo by Kevin P. Coughlin/ Renderings courtesy of Hochul’s office
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