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Originally Posted by NewYorker2009
Well it's "official" One World Trade won't top out in April, what a surprise.
From:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/...date/#comments
One World Trade Center To Miss Top Off Date
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Though the weather was unseasonably warm this January it was also unusually windy. Because of that, the Port Authority had to halt the erection of steel on One World Trade Center for a considerable number of days for safety reasons.
It’s now clear that they won’t make their original April target date to top off the iron work.
But Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye said Thursday that “significant progress is being made. I spoke to the team today. We expect this spring, especially with the unseasonably warm weather, to be a very active time and we think there will be a topping off. I’m not gonna give you a date.”
The steel is now at the 93rd floor and will top out at 104. The building will be completed in late 2013 or early 2014 and will be 1,776-feet-tall. That will make it the tallest building in the country. |
Oh my! What a
SHOCKER!
Oh please. Give me a break. Everyone knew it wouldn't be topping out in April because they are SLACKING on their job. They blame the wind on not putting up any steel? Hmmm. Let's see. You're almost 1,200+ feet up in the air in a city called "New York".. Did you really think that wind wouldn't be an issue that high?
BTW, why are all the news reports claiming this building to be "104 floors?" SkyscraperPage has it listed as 108?
I'm sorry guys, but all these excuses and changes are really makes me furious. I WANT THIS THING BUILT!