NY: $3.9B World Trade Center Transit Hub Nears Completion

NEW YORK (AP) — The $3.9 billion transportation hub at New York's World Trade Center will open later this year.

That's when visitors will get to decide for themselves whether architect Santiago Calatrava's bird-in-flight design has been translated into a grand public space that justifies years of delays and cost overruns.

The transportation hub is supposed to create a seamless connection between PATH trains to New Jersey, 11 New York City subway lines and a Hudson River ferry terminal.

It's also supposed to provide lower Manhattan with a counterpoint to midtown's beloved Grand Central Terminal. ..............(more)

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