Newark Liberty International has 3 tracked projects. See what is open, under construction, announced, or still only rumored — with a source beside every claim.
A dedicated 1,500 sq ft à-la-carte dining room with Manhattan skyline views, taking the Terminal C Polaris Lounge past 30,000 sq ft — the second-largest Polaris in the network, behind SFO. The most recent United-funded work at EWR; nothing newer is announced.
The Port Authority's record $45B 2026–2035 capital plan funds design and construction of additional Terminal A gates. To be clear about who benefits: United's hub lives in Terminal C — Terminal A hosts American, Delta, JetBlue and others — so this is airport-level capacity relief around United's operation, not new United gates. No gate count, cost, or dates have been published.
The Port Authority's $3.5B replacement of the 1996 monorail — three new stations, capacity up from ~33,000 to ~50,000 daily riders. Ground broke October 2025. For United flyers this is the biggest day-to-day construction pain at EWR between now and 2030, including extended shutdowns of the old system.
AirTrain replacement is the clearest headline at EWR: The Port Authority's $3.5B replacement of the 1996 monorail — three new stations, capacity up from ~33,000 to ~50,000 daily riders. Ground broke October 2025. For United flyers this is the biggest day-to-day construction pain at EWR between now and 2030, including extended shutdowns of the old system. Across the full list, 1 of 3 projects are led or jointly built by United; the rest belong to the airport authority and affect United's operation without being United capital projects.
United finished its EWR lounge portfolio in 2023 — the current construction here is the Port Authority's, not United's.
The FAA tracker currently labels EWR scheduled for TFDM. The tower rollout is tracked separately from United's terminal and club construction.
3 projects are tracked at EWR: Polaris Lounge dining room expansion, Terminal A gate expansion, AirTrain replacement. Each item is labeled by current status and by whether United or the airport authority is doing the work.
2 projects are under construction or announced, 1 is already open, and the remaining items are explicitly labeled if they are only rumored.
AirTrain replacement carries a published target of 2030. It remains labeled under construction until a source confirms that it opened.