Port Authority to Build Replacement Manhattan Bus Terminal

Currently, the station accommodates approximately 220,000 passenger trips and more than 7,000 bus movements on an average weekday, but demand is expected to increase—to as many as 270,000 daily peak-hour passengers by 2020.

A file photo of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Mario Tama/Getty Images

A multi-billion dollar replacement of Port Authority, United States’s busiest bus terminal, was given the green light on March 24 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) board of commissioners.

“Building a new Port Authority Bus Terminal will be one of the largest and most important infrastructure projects in this agency’s history and across the nation,” PANYNJ Chairman John Degnan said.

The board plans to replace the station with a new state-of-the-art terminal—locating it near the current facility on Manhattan’s West Side.

By committing to build a much-needed 21st century bus terminal on the West Side of Manhattan ... We are making a crucial investment in our region's economic growth.

— John Degnan, Port Authority chairman