With the scheduled opening by mid-2014 according to the Port Authority, Lower Manhattan will be the third-largest transportation center in New York with the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, $3.2-billion hub will be home to the PATH, connect to 13 subway lines via the Fulton Street Transit Center and other terminals, and link pedestrians to the World Financial Center (WFC) and its ferries through an underground concourse.
Work on the hub officially began in September 2005. For more details about the groundbreaking click here, or visit the Looking Ahead page to read more about the landmark structure.
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PATH STATION: A temporary entrance to the WTC PATH station is open on Vesey Street at West Broadway, with stairs, escalators, and an elevator.
The north entrance allows for demolition of the former entrance and construction of the new permanent WTC Transportation Hub. (The Church Street entrance closed in April 2008.)
The WTC E subway station is temporarily no longer wheelchair-accessible. Riders are advised to use the M6 bus to the West 4th Street station as an alternative, or use elevator entrances at the 4/5/6 Brooklyn Bridge station, or the 1/2/3 Chambers Street station.
*The following information was last updated on January 22, 2010.
Excavation and site preparation ineast bathtub. Constrolled blasting for excavation is taking place from January 11 through March 2010.
Excavation and bracing at the concourse under West Street.
Excavating beneath and installing steel below the 1 subway box
Long-lead procurements of elevator, escalator, and electrical equipment
Future restored Fulton Street substructure and decking is underway inside WTC site, including concrete pours
Construction of the West Street pedestrian underpass (the "east-west connector") -- to link the WTC with Battery Park City's World Financial Center -- is active on the west side of the WTC site just south of the Freedom Tower and across West Street. Installation of 47 pre-cast arches ended in August 2008; roof structure now being installed.
East-west connector structural components are being installed across West Street
Headhouse construction is active outside the WFC's Winter Garden with coordination with Brookfield Properties
For more information about the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and to contact the Port Authority, please visit its website at www.pathrestoration.com.
The $3.2 billion hub is partly funded by the Federal Transit Administration, which accounts for nearly $2 billion. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will cover the remaining investment.
In addition to creating approximately 10,000 construction jobs, the Port Authority expects the hub to generate $3.7 billion per year in direct economic activity. The hub’s main function of linking virtually all forms of mass transit, however, will make the rebuilt World Trade Center easier to access for the expected 250,000 daily visitors and commuters and link them to other parts of the city and region.
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