It’s customary for pretty much every construction project to fall behind schedule and over budget.  Call it disappointing, but not surprising, then, that the World Trade Center project may be tumbling into those same categories.

“The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said on Wednesday that it was running more than a month behind schedule in delivering the site of Tower 2 at the new World Trade Center to the developer, Silverstein Properties,” according to David W. Dunlap.

Assuming a common pattern of compounding errors, “more than a month” now is likely to mean much longer later.

Also, in reference to both timetables and finances, Governor David Paterson has asked for new evaluations of all previous estimates.  Although the report could come back showing green across the board, it seems unlikely Paterson that would have requested it if everything was going well.

Should any official changes be announced, you can count on reading about them here.  In the meantime, remember that the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks is likely to remain central in planners’ minds.