NEW YORK | World Trade Center Memorial & Transit Hub - Page 14

NYguy · #**261** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 1:52 AM**

Excavation continues meanwhile in the eastern "tub" for the terminal and shopping mall...

From wtc.com

Loslocos · #**262** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 10:23 AM**

What's that? Could that be the first foundation slab for the hub?

earthcam

BStyles · #**263** Posted **Apr 12, 2010, 12:32 PM**

No, it's a crawler path for the Manitowoc 18000. They'll use it to construct the hub.

Continental180 · #**264** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 12:44 AM**

its gonna be so weird having tower 4, then a space, then transit, then a space.

NYguy · #**265** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 1:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by Continental180

its gonna be so weird having tower 4, then a space, then transit, then a space.

That's not going to happen. If anything, the only open space would be a plaza above the Tower 2 foundations and lower levels.

Loslocos · #**266** Posted **Apr 13, 2010, 9:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by BStyles

No, it's a crawler path for the Manitowoc 18000. They'll use it to construct the hub.

Bugger. I was getting all excited just then.

Still nice to see some sort of visual progress though. I know they ran into a few geological inconveniences, but it seemed like they were going to be digging forever!

NYguy · #**267** Posted **Apr 14, 2010, 2:34 PM**

Mark Henderson

Continental180 · #**268** Posted **Apr 14, 2010, 6:01 PM**

when are they planning to cover the big open section by the south pool, that stretches over to 1WTC? i feel like if that was to be covered soon, it would dramatically improve the feeling of completion.

Loslocos · #**269** Posted **Apr 14, 2010, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Continental180

when are they planning to cover the big open section by the south pool, that stretches over to 1WTC? i feel like if that was to be covered soon, it would dramatically improve the feeling of completion.

They are working on it at the moment, but the work is slow as construstion can only be done at night when the PATH is closed.

Continental180 · #**270** Posted **Apr 14, 2010, 9:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Loslocos

They are working on it at the moment, but the work is slow as construstion can only be done at night when the PATH is closed.

but arnt they just going to be building on top of it? Like Platforms like they have been doing all around?

NYguy · #**271** Posted **Apr 15, 2010, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Continental180

when are they planning to cover the big open section by the south pool, that stretches over to 1WTC? i feel like if that was to be covered soon, it would dramatically improve the feeling of completion.

I"m not sure what section you're talking about. There's no major opening near the Freedom Tower, unless you are referring to the PATH station itself.

Continental180 · #**272** Posted **Apr 15, 2010, 3:54 AM**

the area in black

NYguy · #**273** Posted **Apr 15, 2010, 1:15 PM**

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the area in black

Yeah, that's the PATH station.

Continental180 · #**274** Posted **Apr 15, 2010, 7:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

Yeah, that's the PATH station.

yeah, are they going to continue to cover that? or are they going to demolish that?

2-TOWERS · #**275** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 12:10 AM**

it will be dimantled in favor of the new terminal

NYguy · #**276** Posted **Apr 16, 2010, 6:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Continental180

yeah, are they going to continue to cover that? or are they going to demolish that?

Yeah, the station itself is going to stay where it is, they are going to reconfigure the space above it. I wouldn't expect it to be covered in the near term.

BStyles · #**277** Posted **Apr 17, 2010, 12:20 PM**

Here's a vetter view of what they're doing.

I went down there yesterday and managed to get some pictures. It looks like they're building the path hall inside-out.

Two bonus pictures of the bases of the tower cranes:

NYguy · #**278** Posted **Apr 17, 2010, 2:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by BStyles

I went down there yesterday and managed to get some pictures. It looks like they're building the path hall inside-out.

Yeah, the station itself won't be moved. There were plans at one time to add another platform. Most of what people think of as the transit hall will be on the opposite side of Greenwich Street (or what will be), in the tub where they are now excavating. That will actually be the mall, and main entrance down into the station. But the station itself will stay right where it is.

ny times

ny times

http://www.interiordesign.net/TalkBa...leid=ca6659747

Dac150 · #**279** Posted **Apr 17, 2010, 5:57 PM**

That’s going to be quite an extensive concourse; and doubly as impressive given that it’ll stretch all the way to the Fulton Street Transit Center. Is that a model of what’ll be the final product?

Innsertnamehere · #**280** Posted **Apr 17, 2010, 9:32 PM**

the 18000 is up for the transit hall! (according to the construction cam)