The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has shortlisted four teams to design, build, operate and maintain a new AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport. Envisioned as a replacement for the airport’s increasingly troublesome 25-year-old monorail, the estimated $2-billion new 2.5-mile elevated guideway system will link terminals, including the 1-million-square-sq-ft flagship Terminal One, set to open next year, parking areas, the airport Rail Link station and a new consolidated rental car facility currently under construction.
According to Tutor-Perini CEO Ron Tutor in announcing the company's first quarter results on May 5, LaGuardia Airport's estimated $2-billion AirTrain project linking it to Manhattan is set to bid in the fourth quarter this year, with contract award early in 2022. The project still awaits a final Record of Decision from the Federal Aviation Authority and faces local opposition.