NEW YORK (AP) - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a $32.2 billion capital plan that commits financing for a new Hudson River train tunnel and funds planning for a new bus terminal in Manhattan.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the 10-year-old plan approved Thursday “a huge step for New York and the region.”
The plan allocates more than $11 billion toward redevelopment projects at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports.
Funds will also go toward extending the PATH system to the Newark airport.
The plan includes $3.5 billion to begin planning and construction of a new Port Authority Bus Terminal and nearly $2 billion to refurbish the George Washington Bridge.
The agency says the plan will create 235,400 jobs and generate $56 billion in overall economic activity.
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The story has been corrected to show that it is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, not the Port Authority Board of New York and New Jersey
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