in 2014, the panynj proposed a 10-year capital plan that included the path extension, which was approved by the board of commissioners on february 19 of that year. however, in late 2014, there were calls for reconsideration of port authority funding priorities. the path extension followed the route of existing manhattan-to-newark airport train service , while there was no funding for either the gateway tunnel under the hudson river, or the replacement of the aging and overcrowded port authority bus terminal.