Plan to Replace NYC Bus Terminal at Existing Site Gains Support
- Port Authority says build-in-place option on site is feasible
- Agency would construct 2 new floors, then rebuild bottom four
Pedestrians pass the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergNew York and New Jersey officials battling for years over replacement of the rundown, overcrowded Port Authority Bus Terminal are expressing support for a new proposal to construct two floors atop the current Times Square site before rebuilding the existing space.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey included the build-in-place option last week as one of several to undergo a yearlong environmental-impact review, after Steve Plate, the agency’s chief of major capital projects, said it was “potentially viable from a construction and operational perspective.”
“It first sounded counter-intuitive that you could keep operating during construction, but it’s been proven to be feasible,” said New Jersey Senator Loretta Weinberg, a Teaneck Democrat. “If it turns out to be the most viable alternative, we’ll have no problem getting behind it.”