NEW YORK (AP) – The World Trade Center’s newest, $2.5 billion skyscraper reached its full 80 stories Thursday – one of three high-rises now up at the site, with one more to go.
Almost 15 years after the twin towers collapsed, the site of the Sept. 11 terror attacks has turned into a resplendent hub of soaring architecture, bustling businesses and urban greenery.
But a series of construction security fences signal that there’s still plenty of unfinished work before the 16-acre site is totally back to life.
A ceremony Thursday marked the topping out of 3 World Trade Center, with about 1,000 workers signing a massive construction bucket that was lifted to the brim, along with a big American flag. It was a victory for the tower that had languished for a few years before financing finally came through.
Several workers at the ceremony still remembered the 16-acre pit of fiery debris they helped to clean up after the 9/11 terror attacks.