Newark Airport renovations and updates

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https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2023/09/13/newark-liberty-airport-rail-investments-will-benefit-middle-class-nj/70767415007/
(Paywall Bypass)

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Paywall

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I included a link to an archived version which bypasses the paywall because I am aware of the paywall. It’s aptly titled “paywall bypass”.

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The next Community Engagement Session for the EWR Vision Plan is scheduled to take place at the end of the month. While the 3rd engagement session is a month late, we may begin to soon start seeing potential designs for Terminal B and other facilities as part of the “preferred options” for the project.

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The dates for Community Engagement Session #3 are below.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSION #3 FOR EWR VISION PLAN

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 – IN PERSON
Feldman Middleton Community Center
92 Thomas Carmichael Dr., Newark, NJ
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 – VIRTUAL
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 – IN PERSON
Stephen Sampson Senior Center
800 Anna St., Elizabeth, NJ
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

RSVP here

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EWR is still terrible.

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its really not that bad. the new A is obviously good. terminal C works, its definitely a bit tight before security because its small, but its generally in good shape. I think B is the real culprit because in terms of general international arrival terminals it is very weak.

the fact that the old A is gone is a massive step forward. It was hands down the worst part of EWR.

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They can’t upgrade this airport fast enough. It really is a mess and an embarrassing first impression for foreigners arriving in the US the first time. Hopefully they can work as fast in changing things like what was done at LGA.

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EWR won’t be done at the speed LGA or even JFK is getting and that’s a fact. The air train project keeps being stalled and the cost is ballooning past the $2B estimate and I won’t be surprised if they value engineer it like they did with Terminal A. The project has been continuously delayed from the start and was riddled with supply chain issues, unlike LGA. Even the Community Engagement Sessions for the vision plan were held late which says quite a bit in regards to how much of a priority EWR is.

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the airtrain plan that was sent out for RFP a few years ago was ill conceived. It included a lot of provisions and money for temporary track and temporary access to existing terminals that would eventually be demolished.

I think the PA realized that they had hundreds of millions of dollars of cost that were tied up in work related to temporary conditions.

they need to get the master plan for the airport settled then decide what to build to meet that plan.

i am happy they had a moment of pause.

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