Ground Zero construction workers will soon be able to enjoy $5 footlong subs on each floor of the Freedom Tower as it is built.
A Subway sandwich shop is going to sit atop a crane that will rise with each level of the building as it is completed, the New York Post reported. Port Authority officials said the on-site shop will save workers a trip down and back up the tower for lunch, expediting the overall construction process.
"This will allow construction workers to stay in the tower throughout their shift rather than having to go up and down," Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman told the Post.
The shop, which is projected to be in place by the end of November, will be housed in a unit similar to a shipping container that will also feature a bathroom and offices for project managers.
The concession unit will rise floor-by-floor with the Freedom Tower's construction until reaching roughly the 105th level, which is around the same height as the Windows on the World restaurant was situated in the former World Trade Center.
Officials have projected that the Freedom Tower will be constructed by 2011 and ready for occupancy by 2013.
