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Port Authority To Tackle Airport Congestion Issue

NEW YORK (CBS) ― The Port Authority Board of Commissioners is expected to take a major step toward dealing with airport congestion Thursday. The board is expected to green light a plan aimed at reducing delays and improving service.

If you have ever waited on the tarmac while sitting in a plane you know how long and stressful airport congestion can be. To ease the problem the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking a new funding proposal.
 
The board of commissioners is considering funding for the study and design of runway and access projects. The cost will be $5 million and the hope is that they will ease delays on the taxiways and lead to improved efficiency.

This would be part of the $150 million runway access improvement / JFK delay reduction program the board approved in 2006, and entail:

• construction of aircraft departure hold-pads, which would provide additional space to queue.
• the extension of various taxiways to reduce bottlenecks.
• the construction of new taxiways and the reconfiguration of existing taxiways. 

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