The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a $1.24-billion contract for another piece of the $19-billion overhaul of John F. Kennedy International Airport.

A joint venture of Skanska and Halmar International, along with Parsons Corp. as lead designer, won the contract to design and build new roads, utilities and a ground transportation center at the Queens, N.Y., airport, the Port Authority and the JV announced June 26.

The ground transportation center plans call for a 1,950-space multilevel parking facility with electric vehicle charging stations and a timber facade. It would have a 400-ft-long pedestrian bridge connecting to the airport’s new Terminal One, which is also currently under construction. 

The scope of the roadway portion of the project includes reconfiguration of on-airport roads the Port Authority called “confusing” in a press release. Mark Fialkowski, president of Parsons’ mobility business unit, said in a statement that the plan would “simplify” the roadway with two main loops to “create a more travel-friendly experience” for passengers. 

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