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oli83 · November 20th, 2012, 09:10 AM

Still nothing specific when new trees will arrive

from http://www.wtc.com/news/c/construction-updates

WTC Construction Update, November 2012

National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center

The National September 11 Museum is in the midst of interior fit-out and artifact installation in the underground space with the opening date TBA. Within the Pavilion, electrical contractors are installing buss ducts and working on wire terminations on the 3rd floor, while carpenters are installing black iron and framing on the 1st floor's walls and ceiling. In the Memorial Museum, the plumbing contractors have begun installing trolley beams in the north mechanical room and electrical contractors are working on lighting controls, the electric feed for passenger elevators. With more than 225 trees now on site, more soil installation and tree planting is underway and will continue in phases through 2013. The Memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls were commissioned in late August 2011 with the bronze nameplate installation completed in June 2011. The "Survivors Stairway" was relocated to its permanent home in the underground Memorial in December 2008 and the Slurry wall reinforcement was completed in spring 2009. 75% of the Memorial Plaza opened on September 11, 2011 and has hosted over 4.5 million visitors to date.

Swiddle · November 24th, 2012, 07:15 PM

Has anyone noticed that they are about to reopen the "hatch" near the north pool?

Portskydiver · November 24th, 2012, 09:56 PM

I've noticed that the memorial section by the north pool and the museum has been cleared up. I wonder if they will place some dirt and get the area ready for the trees soon. And Swiddle, what is that "hatch" for?

Otie · November 24th, 2012, 09:57 PM

Yes, through the gap they're going to remove all the Museum damaged equipment. Crane coming next week.

Arctic howler · November 26th, 2012, 03:59 AM

it almost looks like they are preparing the northeast corner to be finished up finally. No trees yet but does look cleaner than earlier months.

Mercenary · November 28th, 2012, 05:27 AM

Will the Museum open on Sept 11, 2013 or has that been pushed back to Sept 11, 2014?

Otie · November 28th, 2012, 05:50 AM

Current situation is repairing all the electrical systems and related infrastructure that was damaged by Sandy, dewatering the below ground museum level is complete and evaluations on different areas is underway. Museum is scheduled to be open and functional by the 12th anniversary.

oli83 · December 7th, 2012, 02:01 PM

They have closed the temporary gap for the removal of the damaged equipment, only pavers/grass is still missing there.

Otie, you have so much inside knowledge, do you maybe know anything about when we can expect some more trees, especially in the north-eastern part?

Otie · December 7th, 2012, 05:01 PM

They are going to rebuild the whole area by segments, they need to finish first with the HVAC over the PATH hall in order to remove the temporary exhaust vents. I don't think it's a good move to plant trees during winter, these swamp oak trees seem to require special care.

Otie · December 8th, 2012, 04:40 PM

Current schedule says completition of the northeastern area will occur during 2nd quarter 2013.

spectre000 · December 9th, 2012, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otie

Current schedule says completition of the northeastern area will occur during 2nd quarter 2013.

Let's hope so.

oli83 · December 10th, 2012, 10:22 AM

A shot of the gap they are about to close again..

image hosted on flickr

World Trade Center by IntoTheLens827, on Flickr

Otie · December 11th, 2012, 07:11 AM

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EO-WTC-S-8200 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8195 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8251 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8212 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8219 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8227 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8246 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8290 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8273 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8305 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8357 by EO NY, on Flickr

Swiddle · December 11th, 2012, 04:14 PM

Awesome find, Otie. No obvious Sandy flood damage is visible to me, which is very good. These show the open hole in the roof:

image hosted on flickr

EO-WTC-S-8321 by EO NY, on Flickr

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EO-WTC-S-8330 by EO NY, on Flickr

Otie · December 11th, 2012, 04:56 PM

Most of the damages were done to electrical circuits and partially to some electrical rooms. It was crucial to accelerate dewatering process in order to prevent further damage to the artifacts (salt water can be really dangerous). Lower sheetrocks at some areas needed to be replaced as well.

NYTimes

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Hipster Joker · December 14th, 2012, 02:27 PM

I found the brochure I got when I visited the 9/11 memorial back in March during the week I spent in NYC for my High School orchestra's performance in Carnegie Hall, I'll try and get some professional scans of it and get them posted here ASAP. unfortunatly the ticket stub I received when we visited the memorial doesn't see, to have made it back to Indiana XD oh well, I guess that's more my loss than yours.

Portskydiver · December 14th, 2012, 04:36 PM

I've been looking at the site for months now, and have never figured something out. What are the two structures in the memorial by the highway? I assume they house utilities for the memorial and maybe bathrooms? But I'm not 100% certain. Does anyone know what they are used for?

Otie · December 14th, 2012, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Portskydiver

I've been looking at the site for months now, and have never figured something out. What are the two structures in the memorial by the highway? I assume they house utilities for the memorial and maybe bathrooms? But I'm not 100% certain. Does anyone know what they are used for?

Exhaust vents for the hub and other related utilities, they also house an emergency staircase from the Memorial. As opposed to several statements posted in this forum, the Command Center is not located here.

Portskydiver · December 18th, 2012, 05:06 PM

Did they just plant new trees by 4WTC, or have those been there? I'm talking about the ones on the under construction side of the temporary memorial fence that are surrounded by the orange plastic nets.

oli83 · December 18th, 2012, 05:16 PM

The trees have been there for quite a while. But at the moment there is some activity close to them, seems like they finish this part of the plaza in the southeastern corner, although rather slowly. This cam gives the best view on it: http://archives.earthcam.com/archive...mpr/gzmpr2.jpg

November 24th, 2012, 09:57 PM	#1684
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	Yes, through the gap they're going to remove all the Museum damaged equipment. Crane coming next week. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

November 28th, 2012, 05:50 AM	#1687
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	Current situation is repairing all the electrical systems and related infrastructure that was damaged by Sandy, dewatering the below ground museum level is complete and evaluations on different areas is underway. Museum is scheduled to be open and functional by the 12th anniversary. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

December 7th, 2012, 05:01 PM	#1689
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	They are going to rebuild the whole area by segments, they need to finish first with the HVAC over the PATH hall in order to remove the temporary exhaust vents. I don't think it's a good move to plant trees during winter, these swamp oak trees seem to require special care. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

December 8th, 2012, 04:40 PM	#1690
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	Current schedule says completition of the northeastern area will occur during 2nd quarter 2013. __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

December 11th, 2012, 07:11 AM	#1693
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8200 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8195 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8251 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8212 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8219 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8227 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8246 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8290 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8273 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8305 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8357 by EO NY, on Flickr __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project

November 20th, 2012, 09:10 AM	#1681
oli83 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Munich Posts: 1,261 Likes (Received): 64	Still nothing specific when new trees will arrive from http://www.wtc.com/news/c/construction-updates WTC Construction Update, November 2012 National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center The National September 11 Museum is in the midst of interior fit-out and artifact installation in the underground space with the opening date TBA. Within the Pavilion, electrical contractors are installing buss ducts and working on wire terminations on the 3rd floor, while carpenters are installing black iron and framing on the 1st floor's walls and ceiling. In the Memorial Museum, the plumbing contractors have begun installing trolley beams in the north mechanical room and electrical contractors are working on lighting controls, the electric feed for passenger elevators. With more than 225 trees now on site, more soil installation and tree planting is underway and will continue in phases through 2013. The Memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls were commissioned in late August 2011 with the bronze nameplate installation completed in June 2011. The "Survivors Stairway" was relocated to its permanent home in the underground Memorial in December 2008 and the Slurry wall reinforcement was completed in spring 2009. 75% of the Memorial Plaza opened on September 11, 2011 and has hosted over 4.5 million visitors to date.

November 24th, 2012, 07:15 PM	#1682
Swiddle Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 750 Likes (Received): 74	Has anyone noticed that they are about to reopen the "hatch" near the north pool?

November 24th, 2012, 09:56 PM	#1683
Portskydiver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 140 Likes (Received): 3	I've noticed that the memorial section by the north pool and the museum has been cleared up. I wonder if they will place some dirt and get the area ready for the trees soon. And Swiddle, what is that "hatch" for?

November 26th, 2012, 03:59 AM	#1685
Arctic howler Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 81 Likes (Received): 0	it almost looks like they are preparing the northeast corner to be finished up finally. No trees yet but does look cleaner than earlier months.

November 28th, 2012, 05:27 AM	#1686
Mercenary Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,225 Likes (Received): 8	Will the Museum open on Sept 11, 2013 or has that been pushed back to Sept 11, 2014?

December 7th, 2012, 02:01 PM	#1688
oli83 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Munich Posts: 1,261 Likes (Received): 64	They have closed the temporary gap for the removal of the damaged equipment, only pavers/grass is still missing there. Otie, you have so much inside knowledge, do you maybe know anything about when we can expect some more trees, especially in the north-eastern part?

December 10th, 2012, 10:22 AM	#1692
oli83 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Munich Posts: 1,261 Likes (Received): 64	A shot of the gap they are about to close again.. image hosted on flickr World Trade Center by IntoTheLens827, on Flickr

December 11th, 2012, 04:14 PM	#1694
Swiddle Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 750 Likes (Received): 74	Awesome find, Otie. No obvious Sandy flood damage is visible to me, which is very good. These show the open hole in the roof: image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8321 by EO NY, on Flickr image hosted on flickr EO-WTC-S-8330 by EO NY, on Flickr

December 11th, 2012, 04:56 PM	#1695
Otie O' Daniel Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arrow City Posts: 2,662 Likes (Received): 273	Most of the damages were done to electrical circuits and partially to some electrical rooms. It was crucial to accelerate dewatering process in order to prevent further damage to the artifacts (salt water can be really dangerous). Lower sheetrocks at some areas needed to be replaced as well. NYTimes Mail __________________ WTC Transportation Hub 3D Project Last edited by Otie; December 11th, 2012 at 05:02 PM.

December 14th, 2012, 02:27 PM	#1696
Hipster Joker Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 14 Likes (Received): 0	I found the brochure I got when I visited the 9/11 memorial back in March during the week I spent in NYC for my High School orchestra's performance in Carnegie Hall, I'll try and get some professional scans of it and get them posted here ASAP. unfortunatly the ticket stub I received when we visited the memorial doesn't see, to have made it back to Indiana XD oh well, I guess that's more my loss than yours.

December 14th, 2012, 04:36 PM	#1697
Portskydiver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 140 Likes (Received): 3	I've been looking at the site for months now, and have never figured something out. What are the two structures in the memorial by the highway? I assume they house utilities for the memorial and maybe bathrooms? But I'm not 100% certain. Does anyone know what they are used for?

December 18th, 2012, 05:06 PM	#1699
Portskydiver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 140 Likes (Received): 3	Did they just plant new trees by 4WTC, or have those been there? I'm talking about the ones on the under construction side of the temporary memorial fence that are surrounded by the orange plastic nets.

December 18th, 2012, 05:16 PM	#1700
oli83 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Munich Posts: 1,261 Likes (Received): 64	The trees have been there for quite a while. But at the moment there is some activity close to them, seems like they finish this part of the plaza in the southeastern corner, although rather slowly. This cam gives the best view on it: http://archives.earthcam.com/archive...mpr/gzmpr2.jpg

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