The plan — which the Port Authority said is on par with its $8 billion reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport and ongoing $19 billion transformation of John F. Kennedy International Airport — will allow Newark Liberty to accommodate passenger growth.

With LaGuardia Airport’s redevelopment completed and the remaking of JFK Airport underway, officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey laid out the agency’s vision Thursday to rebuild Newark Liberty International Airport,

The plan is a long-term strategy by the Port Authority to accommodate passenger growth at Newark Airport and align the experience with NYC's other airports.