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Construction[edit]
Construction of the station called for relocation of the landmark World Trade Center cross in 2006. The permanent station is scheduled to be completed and open on December 17, 2015.
On July 8, 2008, the first prefabricated "ribs" for the pedestrian walkway under Fulton Street were installed on the site.[32] The mezzanine level of the station is undergoing major construction and work on the foundation is still underway.[33]
As of March 1, 2011, over 225 of the 300 steel pieces which make up the roof of the station have been installed.[34] Later that month installation of the Vierendeel Truss, one of the hub's key components, began with the installation of a 50-ton section of the truss. When fully installed the combined weight of the truss will weigh 271 tons. The truss will serve as the mezzanine roof and also act as a support for the northeast corner of the WTC Memorial.[35]
By July 6, 2012, the following events were occurring:
Main WTC hub site:
Steel erection for oculus substructure
Construction connecting to Vehicular Security Center complex
Greenwich Street corridor (1 train subway box): steel and concrete placing under 1 train subway box
Preparations for installation of east arch truss
Hub construction contract awarded to Skanska in summer 2010
Pedestrian walkway ("east-west connector"):
The new West Street pedestrian underpass (the "east-west connector") links the WTC station mezzanine with Battery Park City's World Financial Center on the west side of the WTC site just south of 1 WTC and across West Street. It opened on the afternoon of October 23, 2013.[36][37]
As of June 2013, 10 pieces of exterior arches have been installed for the Oculus. The initial construction is expected to conclude in the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015, and the internal construction including paint, turnstiles, ticket booths, etc. is expected to complete in the end of 2015, with an official opening scheduled on December 17, 2015.[38]
By November 2013 about 110 arches, and the beginning of the wings have been installed.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Station layout[edit]
Construction of the station called for relocation of the landmark World Trade Center cross in 2006. The permanent station is scheduled to be completed and open on December 17, 2015.
On July 8, 2008, the first prefabricated "ribs" for the pedestrian walkway under Fulton Street were installed on the site.[32] The mezzanine level of the station is undergoing major construction and work on the foundation is still underway.[33]
As of March 1, 2011, over 225 of the 300 steel pieces which make up the roof of the station have been installed.[34] Later that month installation of the Vierendeel Truss, one of the hub's key components, began with the installation of a 50-ton section of the truss. When fully installed the combined weight of the truss will weigh 271 tons. The truss will serve as the mezzanine roof and also act as a support for the northeast corner of the WTC Memorial.[35]
By July 6, 2012, the following events were occurring:
Main WTC hub site:
Steel erection for oculus substructure
Construction connecting to Vehicular Security Center complex
Greenwich Street corridor (1 train subway box): steel and concrete placing under 1 train subway box
Preparations for installation of east arch truss
Hub construction contract awarded to Skanska in summer 2010
Pedestrian walkway ("east-west connector"):
The new West Street pedestrian underpass (the "east-west connector") links the WTC station mezzanine with Battery Park City's World Financial Center on the west side of the WTC site just south of 1 WTC and across West Street. It opened on the afternoon of October 23, 2013.[36][37]
As of June 2013, 10 pieces of exterior arches have been installed for the Oculus. The initial construction is expected to conclude in the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015, and the internal construction including paint, turnstiles, ticket booths, etc. is expected to complete in the end of 2015, with an official opening scheduled on December 17, 2015.[38]
By November 2013 about 110 arches, and the beginning of the wings have been installed.
Station layout[edit]
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