Foster & Partners’ proposals to replace New York City’s outdated and unpopular Midtown Bus Terminal with a new US$10bn (£7.9bn) facility have taken a step forward with the release of a draft environmental-impact statement for the project.

The practice’s designs would see the existing terminal – described as the world’s busiest – demolished and replaced with a 195,000sq m main building that is more commuter friendly, along with other infrastructure improvements. The scheme is expected to be delivered in three phases for completion in 2032.

As part of the project, a section of 41^st Street would be permanently closed to traffic to create an atrium for the new structure. Other work will see the delivery of around 1.4ha of new green space through the decking-over of the Dyer Avenue Cut and new ramps for buses leading directly into and out of the Lincoln Tunnel.

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