Image from NY Times (Rendering: Squared Design Lab)
The March 27 NY Times City Room reported:
A $103.9 million concrete contract, the largest single construction contract for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, was awarded Thursday to a company in Long Island City, Queens, that has not yet performed work at ground zero.
… steel erection for the $530 million memorial is scheduled to begin this summer.
Gothamist reminds us that:
The WTC memorial, officially known as the National September 11 Memorial , was originally scheduled to open next year but is delayed until 2011 (construction began in 2006 but the memorial has been plagued with design changes , controversy and questions).
I have always thought that the Tribute in Light is the most moving and appropriate memorial for remembering the events of 9/11/01 and should be the permanent World Trade Center memorial. A poll question on this topic is posted on the right side of the page. The question is “Should the Tribute in Light be made a permanent fixture to the New York City Skyline”?Here is a You Tube video of Assembling the Tribute In Light.