Work is moving along on the first phase of the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and Epstein as a joint venture for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the $10 billion project will replace the 74-year-old, 2.1-million-square-foot structure with a modern, higher capacity terminal to better serve its hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The property spans two city blocks between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and West 40th and 42nd Streets.
Construction is currently taking place on the western side of the bus terminal and the land surrounding the entrance and exit lanes of the Lincoln Tunnel.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
Two down ramps have been demolished, as indicated by the exposed patches of dirt between West 39th and 40th Streets. Excavators are currently clearing debris and tearing up the remaining steel columns that held up the roadway. Only one section of the uppermost concrete deck is left standing above the city block and Ninth Avenue between West 40th and West 41st Streets, directly behind a row of low-rise apartment buildings.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
Access to the terminal via the spiral helix bounded Dyer Avenue, West 39th, and West 49th Street is now limited to one roadway. The piling machine on the right side of the below image is where the second off-ramp to West 39th Street was formerly located.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The open-air parking spaces on the roof remain closed to the public.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The existing set of elevated roadways further west are still in operation.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
Below are two images showing the western half of the city block along Tenth Avenue between West 39th and West 40th Streets. Two entrance lanes formerly served traffic turning west onto West 40th Street from Dyer Avenue, and are now reduced to just one. A third entry point located along Tenth Avenue was also closed off.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The former street-level approach has also been demolished and is currently occupied by heavy machinery.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The single elevated exit ramp over Tenth Avenue continues to serve buses.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The former bus parking lot along West 40th Street is currently being used as a staging area. A small community park formerly occupied the sliver at the southern side of the exit ramp but is now also being used for temporary equipment storage.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
Meanwhile, significant progress has unfolded on the new Dyer Avenue deck-over between West 38th and West 39th Streets, which will eventually become a 3.5-acre public park. The first sections of steel rebar are visible around the exit lanes from the Lincoln Tunnel, while barriers and fencing surround the current perimeter. Subsequent sections will extend the deck-over to its full scope, and this surface will temporarily serve as bus staging while the remainder of construction progresses on the terminal.
Port Authority Bus Terminal construction in August 2026. Photo by Michael Young.
The below rendering offers a street-level perspective of the southern face of the bus terminal from the green space that will be built on top of Dyer Avenue.
Rendering courtesy of the New York City Department of Planning
The first stage of construction, from 2024 to 2028, includes erecting new ramps, the Dyer Avenue deck-over, and an additional temporary storage and staging facility. Phase two will last from 2029 to 2032 and involve the construction of the new terminal, during which time the storage and staging facility will serve as the hub of operations. The final phase will commence afterward and add the public green space to the Dyer Avenue deck. Phase three is also planned to involve the construction of two office skyscrapers rising 926 and 1,346 feet high with a combined maximum floor area of 5 million square feet, or a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 18.
The project is expected to yield five floors for buses, including 40 gates for intercity buses, and will increase bus storage from the current 50 slots to between 300 and 350 spots for midday capacity. The new terminal will feature a central atrium with 155,344 square feet of retail space, more than doubling the current total of 69,365 square feet. The facility will also have taller ceiling heights and electric charging stations for buses.
More info can be seen in our previous coverage.
The new Port Authority Bus Terminal is expected to be completed around 2032.
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