The $10-billion journey to redevelop New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport got underway officially on July 18, as the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey issued a request for proposals for the multifaceted program’s preliminary engineering and design services.
Announced earlier this year by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), the upgrade at the Queens, N.Y., facility is expected to rely heavily on private investment to fully fund a suite of major projects aimed at improving access to and within the nation’s busiest international passenger airport. The Port Authority projects that JFK’s 2016 passenger count of 59 million will nearly double by 2050.