This sort of stuff combined with the train situation really does feel like the start of an Ayn Rand novel.

I will say this is a remarkably small overspend for this sort of project though "Originally earmarked to cost no more than $968 million, the Port authority was forced to pump an additional $18 million into the project in 2021, but now there are fears an additional $78 million will need to be found to address the gate layout design."

Normally these projects at least double.