Have an opinion about extending the PATH rail line south of Penn Station to Newark Airport? Two public hearings will be held at the end of November about the proposed extension.

The two forums to explain the project and take public comments will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 28, at the Weequahic Park Sports Authority Community Center, 92 Carmichael Drive in Newark.

A second hearing will be held on Nov. 30 during the same time period at the Hilton Newark Penn Station, Garden State Ballroom, 1048 Raymond Boulevard. Presentations will be given at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at both hearings.

Comments also can be emailed to PATHextension@panynj.gov by Dec. 20.

The PATH extension is starting the formal environmental review process, said Richard Cotton, Port Authority executive director. That process is required because the agency expects to use Federal Transit Administration funding for part of the project.

The project includes building a new station near the NJ Transit Airport Station, which would also serve Newark's South Ward, construction of a new rail yard and modification of existing platforms at Newark Penn Station. A commuter parking garage also could be constructed using a potential public-private partnership, to provide park and ride access to PATH for commuters.

Extending the PATH line and building a rail line to LaGuardia airport were among the two more controversial items approved in the agency's capital plan plan last February. That allocated $1.7 billion to extend PATH and $1.5 billion to build the LaGuardia AirTrain rail line.

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