The rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex, dogged by delays and cost overruns, also faces an engineering challenge -- whether the underground garage can be finished six months early to avoid delaying work on the interiors of some towers.
The above-ground memorial with its plaza and one working waterfall were finished first -- in time for the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks -- so all of the fixtures, lighting, and desks for some of the new skyscrapers will have to be trucked in through the garage, Ward said.
The Authority hit on a novel approach to get the memorial for the nearly 3,000 who died in the attacks ready two years earlier than expected -- in time for the 10th anniversary.One August night three years ago, Ward said he and his team solved the problem by flipping the normal order of construction work, building from the top down instead of starting on the bottom on Manhattan bedrock, and then building up.
"We turned it upside down so we could deliver this (the memorial) on the 10th anniversary," he said, "We built the ceiling of the PATH train station and the floor of the memorial all at once."
But the Liberty bond financing for World Trade Center Tower 4 still has to be finalized.
"We think Fidelity misunderstood the fundamental structure and are fully prepared to adjust to their potential concerns," Ward said.
The Liberty bonds will help pay for Tower 4, one of the three on-site skyscrapers that developer Larry Silverstein is building. NEW YORK (AP) -- The arrangement of nearly 3,000 names at the World Trade Center memorial is now available as a free iPhone app, memorial officials said Wednesday.
The guide to the names, which includes biographical information about the victims and pinpoints the location of each name at the memorial, was placed online in May. It will be available on electronic kiosks when the memorial opens next month, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, briefed reporters about progress at the site during a New York Press Club tour that also featured a talk by trade center developer Larry Silverstein.
A public service announcement about the 2001 terror attacks will air on local TV stations starting Thursday, Daniels said. The PSAs star downtown Manhattan residents, including actor Robert De Niro, as well as victims' family members and first responders.
The above-ground memorial with its plaza and one working waterfall were finished first -- in time for the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks -- so all of the fixtures, lighting, and desks for some of the new skyscrapers will have to be trucked in through the garage, Ward said.
The Authority hit on a novel approach to get the memorial for the nearly 3,000 who died in the attacks ready two years earlier than expected -- in time for the 10th anniversary.One August night three years ago, Ward said he and his team solved the problem by flipping the normal order of construction work, building from the top down instead of starting on the bottom on Manhattan bedrock, and then building up.
"We turned it upside down so we could deliver this (the memorial) on the 10th anniversary," he said, "We built the ceiling of the PATH train station and the floor of the memorial all at once."
But the Liberty bond financing for World Trade Center Tower 4 still has to be finalized.
"We think Fidelity misunderstood the fundamental structure and are fully prepared to adjust to their potential concerns," Ward said.
The Liberty bonds will help pay for Tower 4, one of the three on-site skyscrapers that developer Larry Silverstein is building. NEW YORK (AP) -- The arrangement of nearly 3,000 names at the World Trade Center memorial is now available as a free iPhone app, memorial officials said Wednesday.
The guide to the names, which includes biographical information about the victims and pinpoints the location of each name at the memorial, was placed online in May. It will be available on electronic kiosks when the memorial opens next month, on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, briefed reporters about progress at the site during a New York Press Club tour that also featured a talk by trade center developer Larry Silverstein.
A public service announcement about the 2001 terror attacks will air on local TV stations starting Thursday, Daniels said. The PSAs star downtown Manhattan residents, including actor Robert De Niro, as well as victims' family members and first responders.
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