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New Developments
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In 2007, Manhattan served 808,331 passengers and Brooklyn served 255,080. With increasing numbers of ship calls and enhancements in easing the passenger transition to ground transportation through the ports, the terminals are opening eyes as travelers disembark for their visit into New York City. A key enhancement includes the redesign of Pier 88 passenger flow, with travelers now embarking only through the main level, and disembarking only through the ground level.
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Planned Improvements Include:
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Aprons
With this configuration, the piers can be reconstructed and new,
wider aprons built, allowing the truck traffic associated with provisioning
to happen on the outside, rather than the inside, of the building. Currently
it is estimated that these aprons will be 50 feet wide. At the request of Carnival
Corporation, an application will be made to extend the terminal's mooring
capacity further into the Hudson River so that a 1,200-foot-long berth, large
enough to accommodate the Queen Mary 2 and other ships that extend over 1,000 feet,
can be built.
Gangways
The new aprons will also provide for new gangways as needed to
reach ship doors within current norms.
Access
New access improvements will be built, including off-site taxi stands and curb improvements. Better solutions to eliminate conflicts between the bikeway, pedestrian path and terminal traffic will also be evaluated. An overhead pedestrian bridge across the West Side Highway will be pursued with city and state transportation authorities.
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First Floor
When all ship provisioning takes place outside the building,
the existing first floor will be used for disembarkation of luggage and passengers
and a new processing area for federal agencies. This will eliminate the need to move
luggage to the second floor of the terminal. Part of the first floor will also be
used for ground transportation and a provisioning logistics area.
Second Floor
The second floor will be fully dedicated to passenger check-in, security, embarkation, amenities and offices.
Roof
The roofs of all three piers will continue to operate for parking. New features will include access elevators, escalators and stairs.
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