By 2013, Lower Manhattan will offer one of the most well-connected transportation networks in New York thanks to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, the multi-billion-dollar 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 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.
Click here to view a slide show featuring the latest renderings of this project.
Special work notice: A new temporary entrance to the WTC PATH station opened on Vesey Street at West Broadway, with stairs, escalators, and an elevator. The new north entrance allows for demolition of the former entrance and construction of the new permanent WTC Transportation Hub. The Church Street entrance closed on April 11, 2008.
The WTC E subway station is no longer wheelchair-accessible as of April 11, 2008. 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.
*The following information was last updated on September 11, 2008.
Demolition of the former temporary PATH station began in May 2008. The new temporary PATH station is open at Vesey and West Broadway.
Removal of PATH station ceiling and installation of temporary steel structure beneath the 1 train box
Long-lead procurements of elevator, escalator, and electrical equipment
Excavation and site preparation (read the east bathtub project update for more details)
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. Installation of 47 pre-cast arches concluded in August 2008.
The east-west connector is slated for completion in early 2011
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 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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