FINANCIAL DISTRICT — Construction on the long-delayed, white-winged World Trade Center Transportation Hub is pushing ahead.
The massive, Santiago Calatrava-designed hub, a $4 billion station, is now slated to open in March, according to Politico. The Port Authority did not immediately return requests to confirm an opening date.
Meanwhile, World Trade Center Progress recently sent out some photos of the interior. One photo gives a peek at the hub's PATH "transit hall."
Looking down at the WTC Transportation Hub PATH Transit Hall mezzanine and platform levels pic.twitter.com/yeimM3Ao6V
— WTCProgress (@WTCProgress) December 31, 2015 Once complete, the hub will connect 10 subway stations, as well as the PATH. Another photo shows workers continuing to lay stone inside the hub's Oculus.
Workers begin laying stone pavers at the WTC Transportation Hub Oculus Plaza
Posted by WTC Progress on Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Here's another view inside the oculus:
WTC Transportation Hub Oculus Skylights
Posted by WTC Progress on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Workers remove Oculus Skylight work platforms
Posted by WTC Progress on Monday, November 30, 2015
Installation of Transit Hall ceiling panels continues at WTC Transportation Hub Oculus
Posted by WTC Progress on Monday, November 2, 2015
And, for another view for inside the oculus, a model dressed as Princess Leia and someone dressed as Chewbacca can take you on a brief tour.
Eventually, the oculus, and other corridors, will be lined with stores. Here's a rendering:
The hub was supposed to have opened late last year, but a series of delays, including water leaks, pushed back the opening.
