Posted Feb 4, 2010, 2:37 PM
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http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/149515
Contract Approved for Central Element of 9/11 Memorial
Renderings of the memorial railings (courtesy of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum Foundation)
by Matthew Schuerman
February 03, 2010
A central element of the September 11 Memorial at Ground Zero moved forward today. The Port Authority approved an $11.7 million contract for the parapets and bronze railings that will surround both waterfalls at the memorial.
Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward says the railing should be finished, along with most of the memorial, by the 10th anniversary of the attacks next year.
"Obviously one of the most important parts of the memorial will be that human experience of families, loved ones, visiting the memorial and seeing the name of the person who was lost," he says.
The Port Authority is the construction manager for the memorial. The memorial itself is being financed and designed by the nonprofit National September 11th Memorial and Museum through a combination of public and private funds.
DCM Erectors, based in Manhattan, received the contract.
The design calls for the nearly 3,000 names of victims to be etched into bronze. The railings will be back-lit so they can be visible at night. The names will be grouped in a variety of affiliations based on which towers they worked in, or whether they were first responders.
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