New York, NY – The giant spire that will top 1 World Trade Center is making its way to Manhattan.
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The spire is divided into 18 sections that weigh between 5 tons and more than 67 tons. Eight of the sections are being transported via barge 1,500 nautical miles south from Canada on the Atlantic Salvor. It left Quebec on Nov. 16 and is expected next week at Port Newark in New Jersey.
The remaining sections are expected to arrive via truck in mid-December.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the World Trade Center site, says progress of the barge and the spire can be tracked online: http://bit.ly/UWwvio .
Once the 408-foot-tall spire is installed, the tower will stand 1,776 feet tall, making it the tallest in the Western hemisphere. The Port Authority says it will take about three months to install.
The symbol of America. Made in Canada.
A few weeks ago the port authority was going sueing this company for not wanting to deliver beacause they owed them over $6,000,000.00 i wonder if it was paid.
Who’s paying for this? Our tax money?
Cool could i order 1 for my house??
I hear what you are saying, but it is named the, “World Trade Center” and not the US TC. Be that as it may, building a symbol of American resolve is worth $ 6M to me – of course that is just the spire the whole building is costing us taxpayers, $3.8 B so far and it will probably cost more. Most of that is going to US workers.