Europe EditionNewark Airport’s Closed Runway that Contributed to Weeks of Delays Will Reopen Ahead of Schedule
- Newark Liberty International Airport is set to reopen its crucial 11,000-foot runway 4L-22R on Monday, finishing the months-long closure well before the originally planned June 15 completion date.
- The closure began April 15 for a $121 million rehabilitation project involving repaving, lighting upgrades, and infrastructure improvements, causing significant flight delays and reductions.
- The Port Authority accelerated work with 24/7 crews laying concrete and striping the runway, while FAA limited flights to 28 per hour due to outages and air traffic controller shortages.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said reopening will allow flights to increase from 28 to 34 per hour and maintain the reduced schedule until new controllers join in October.
- Reopening marks progress toward restoring capacity and reducing congestion at Newark despite ongoing weeknight closures through year-end and ongoing FAA system upgrades.
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Newark Runway Reopens Ahead of Schedule, Sec. Duffy Praises Port Authority and Business CEOs
Sec. Duffy on re-opening Newark’s runway ahead of schedule: “The Port Authority worked 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to get it online faster than we anticipated… It’s amazing when everyone cares and engages together and business CEOs help us out how fast things can get done.”
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