EWR Redevelopment gains momentum following addition of brand new AirTrain Newark and planning for new Terminal Two in agency’s Capital Plan ‘Topping out’ ceremony features addition of final exterior steel beam to largest design-build project in New Jersey history

Terminal One project will add 1 million square feet of space, 33 new gates and a common-use layout, serving as an economic boon to the region Part of unprecedented $30 billion in public and private investment committed to transform the region’s airports into true 21st century gateways

Governor Phil Murphy joined Port Authority leaders and New Jersey elected officials today to announce the completion of a major phase of construction of the $2.7 billion Terminal One project. The “Steel Topping Out” ceremony featured the placement of the final exterior steel beam atop the one-million-square-foot frame of the brand-new terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole, Executive Director Rick Cotton, and Aviation Director Huntley A. Lawrence, as well as Aviation Program Director of Redevelopment Catherine Cronin, were on hand to mark the event. They were accompanied by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, State Senator Theresa Ruiz, State Senator Joseph Cryan, local officials, union leaders and the workers critical to construction of the new facility.

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