The Port Authority will host a public hearling on WTC vehicular security and bus parking facility

As part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) process, the Port Authority is hosting a public hearing on the World Trade Center (WTC) Vehicular Security Center and Tour Bus Parking Facility project. The hearing will be held Tuesday, November 28^th, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (199 Chambers Street), in the Richard Harris Terrace Room. Brief presentations will be made at 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The hearing allows the Port Authority to address public comments and answer questions about the Vehicular Security Center, planned for the south side of the WTC site. The center will serve as a security checkpoint for delivery and other vehicles entering the WTC, as well as the tour bus parking area.

The draft EA is posted on the Port Authority's website here. Written comments also can be faxed to (212) 435-5514 or mailed to:

WTC VSC and Tour Bus Parking Facility Project
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
115 Broadway, 10^th Floor
New York, NY 10006

More information is available at www.pathrestoration.com, by calling (212) 435-5599, or by emailing drpinfo@panynj.gov.

Designs for the center are expected in fall 2007.