NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- A runway that was undergoing renovations reopened Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport, 13 days ahead of schedule.

By June 15, transportation officials said the new runway will allow EWR to accommodate a dozen more flights an hour.

Currently, the airport can handle 56 flights per hour. That number is expected to increase to 68. At maximum capacity, EWR can handle about 77 arrivals and departures per hour.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said 22 air traffic controllers are also in training, 14 of whom are experienced controllers from other airspaces who can come up to speed within the year. Duffy said fiber optic cables to improve telecommunications are currently being tested and should be running by the end of June or early July.

“All of those t

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