Loading ...
New Crane, More Columns Come In
By: Doug CaverlyTuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
The Port Authority’s public relations representatives seem to have gone underground following September 11th; official updates have been nonexistent. However, word’s still trickled in that some impressive things are taking place at the World Trade Center construction site.
A tipster recently told Curbed, “1 World Trade Center is having its largest crane to date set in. It’s going to be the largest used.” A bigger crane is presumably capable of accomplishing more work, so that’s a good sign, implying that the pace may pick up in the near future.
The anonymous individual also wrote, “Half of the jumbo steel columns are in and they are starting on the first floor of the building as you can see by the steel.” And that’s also very nice to hear, since it means that pretty much all of the progress should take place at a visible level from now on.
Perhaps we’ll soon start to hear news again through official channels. If not, the “visible level” detail should ensure that everyone’s able to stay up to date, regardless.
January 25th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Andy from Minnesota,
I,m with you mbrother… Get er done!!!!!!!!!
November 17th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Right Mrs B!
It’s the Port Authority’s fault it’s moving so slow and Trump could do it faster.
Except history shows you’re wrong and the Port Authority finished the two WTC towers the first time 8 years after groundbreaking and they didn’t need to build the bathtub and footprint this time like they did the last time. In fact, the first tower had its first tenants in 1972, 6 years after groundbreaking.
It isn’t the Port Authority’s fault that everyone had to jerk around for 4 years deciding on a design.
What should have been done was to take the original blueprints, strengthen the original designs, and just build a twin New York style one finger salute to the terrorists of the world.
August 30th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Vandy…why do you find it so hard to believe that we were attacked…inside job? Im sure.
August 28th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
the bathtub was orginally built for the twin tower,not for the freedom tower I do not want that going up there.
August 28th, 2010 at 7:00 am
Vandy is a “job”. We already knew that.
August 25th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
I am VERY dissapointed that OUR government hasen’t put the money up to rebuild the new towers ! They did attact our country, They are spending $ $ on a stupied war, and finally we have a President that has the _ _ _ _ _ to finally start bringing our people home. Where did all the flags go ? ? Like everything else, people forget after awhile. Get it done… alreaady in 17 days it will be 9 yrs !
August 6th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
GIT R DONE!!!!!!!!!!! Im planning to go see it when its finished , I can’t wait!
Andy from MINNESOTA
August 6th, 2010 at 2:18 am
9/11 was an inside job. Don’t forget that.
July 21st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I am Canadian and this made me cry!
I can’t believe this is not done, its been to long already and is a real smack in the face to New Yorkers, next July will be my 1st trip to Manhattan as me and my Wife are going there for our 5th anniversary. I was hoping it would have been done.
Now I get to go and see nothing but a hole and pain.
April 14th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
The reason this is taking so long is because these are buildings that are being put up by Port Authority. If they allowed Donald Trump or some private developer have the sight they would have been done by now or very close. The WTC 7 building was finished 2 years ago. I saw Ground Zero a couple weeks ago and it’s not even close to being done.
April 8th, 2010 at 12:07 am
I should think that almost 9 years is plenty of time to construct replacement towers. The families and survivors need to see/feel that there is an ending to the hell they’ve been subjected to on 9/11. I think once the buildings are up they will have more of a sense of closure. I lost my mom that same year just 2 months before….she was murdered with poison..the perp was never charged with the crime although we all new who he was. He died before he had to see any jail time. We still have no closure…no retribution. She wanted to be avenged, and we couldn’t do that for her. Well, we can do that somewhat for the families and survivors of 9/11. I agree with Steve…get off your asses and make this symbol happen already! I remember the day it happened…I spent most of it on the phone with my daughter while just staring in horror at the TV and crying at the awfulness of the acts taking place. And I live in Iowa! I didn’t have one relative in that building or even in New York, but dammit, they hurt OUR people! They attacked OUR country! And we look like pusses because it takes us 9 years to rebuild? Great show America! Way to jump back onto our feet and thumb our noses at those damn terrorists! Way to show our strength!
BLAH…BLAH…BLAH I’m really embarrassed. Aren’t you?
March 25th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
its very disheartening to see that the red tape and sensetivities of the local government have stalled this project – come on! get off your ass and make this symbol happen. we owe to the innocent people who died that day. I will NEVER forget.