ConDig (19-Jul-17).  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued request for proposals (RFP) for the preliminary engineering and design of the planned $10 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The chosen project team will head up the preliminary engineering process and development of the airport’s revamp.

It will also follow the blueprint laid out in the Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Vision Plan to redevelop the airport’s terminals, roadways, AirTrain, parking, cargo facilities, airside and aeronautical improvements, and support infrastructure.

It comes as New York state has recently ring fenced $1.5 billion for improvements to the Van Wyck Expressway and Kew Gardens Interchange that aims to improve access to the airport and reduce congestion.

One of the most significant problems in accessing JFK is the bottleneck at the Kew Gardens Interchange between the Grand Central Parkway, the Van Wyck Expressway, the Jackie Robinson Parkway and Union Turnpike, according to Cuomo.

The State has committed the cash to add a lane to the Van Wyck Expressway and to reconfigure the Grand Central/Van Wyck interchange.

“JFK International Airport is an international gateway to New York and a powerful economic engine with the potential to grow even stronger,” Governor Cuomo said.

“By enhancing capacity, improving access and creating a unified framework for one of the nation’s largest international airports, the new JFK Airport will be a center of economic activity and a world-class airport of the caliber that New York deserves.”