'Be careful what you wish for': Port Authority breaks ground on new Midtown bus terminal

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'Be careful what you wish for': Port Authority breaks ground on new Midtown bus terminal

Gothamist
By Stephen Nessen
May 29, 2025



The Port Authority finally broke ground on its new $10 billion Midtown bus terminal Thursday, a decades-in-the-making project to transform one of New York’s most antiquated and heavily used transit hubs into a modern station.

The new facility will replace the decrepit 74-year-old terminal on 42nd Street, which struggles to accommodate its 200,000 daily riders, much less the type of modern buses that require electric charging stations. Officials said the new space will be able to handle 1,000 buses per hour, up from the 600 the current building can manage.

Port Authority officials said the start of work – the construction of a deck over Dyer Avenue near the Lincoln Tunnel entrance — keeps the project on pace to be finished in 2032. The deck will create a temporary roadway that will eventually lead to a temporary bus facility. That facility will serve as an interim terminal while the old one is demolished and replaced.

Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton said Midtown residents should prepare for years of disruptions.

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