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New York City's La Guardia Airport to be completely rebuilt

Facility is dilapidated and plagued by passenger delays; redevelopment to cost US$4b

Published Tue, Jul 28, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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LA Guardia Airport, the dilapidated terminals and record of traveller delays of which have made it the butt of jokes and complaints for decades, will be completely rebuilt by 2021, Vice-President Joe Biden and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, estimates the overhaul will cost about US$4 billion, most of which will go toward tearing down the Central Terminal Building, rebuilding it in place and augmenting it with a grand entry way.

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