Finally: Freedom Tower Work Begins at WTC Site
New York Governor George Pataki, left, and New Jersey Governor John Corzine are followed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein as they walk by construction equipment at the Freedom Tower site Thursday, April 27, 2006 in New York.
Image source: MSNBC / Jason Decrow / AP
Image source: MSNBC / Jason Decrow / AP
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
After spending months wrangling for control of buildings and money at ground zero, politicians and a private developer gathered Thursday as excavation trucks rolled out to mark the beginning of construction of the Freedom Tower, the symbolic skyscraper designed to replace the destroyed World Trade Center.More here.
Hours after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owned the trade center, approved a broad new deal with developer Larry Silverstein that changes timelines and rebuilding strategies for lower Manhattan, Silverstein announced Wednesday that construction crews would report to the site Thursday morning.
Early Thursday, New York Gov. George Pataki, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Silverstein stood on the ramp leading to the site, shaking hands with about a dozen workers. Three large yellow excavating trucks then rolled down the ramp, driven by workers wearing hard hats emblazoned with the American flag and the words "Freedom Tower, World Trade Center."
posted by Fergie @ 4/27/2006 10:29:00 AM
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