Part of the plan would replace the "people movers" which shuttle passengers.
The CDC sent an "urgent request" to staff to help screen passengers coming from Central Africa for any potential signs of Ebola illness.
The Port Authority says runway 4/22 at LGA has now reopened following thorough inspections and completion of repairs but the cause of the sinkhole remains under investigation.
A sinkhole damaged one of LaGuardia Airport's two runways causing a major headache for travelers and it wasn't expected to reopen until Friday.
Between the sinkhole and thunderstorm threats Wednesday night, it's the perfect storm of problems for travelers.
The FAA will equip all of its airport vehicles with transponders after a deadly March 22 crash at LaGuardia Airport exposed gaps in the nation's airfield surveillance systems.