Key contracts awarded for WTC transport hub
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the first major construction contracts, exceeding $100 million, for the Santiago Calatrava-designed Transit Hall and Oculus portions of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
The board approved an $86.6 million contract with Sorbara Construction Corp. and a $19.2 million contract with EIC Associates Inc.
“With today’s Board actions, we’ve awarded more than $1 billion in contracts for the Transportation Hub,” said Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia. "Once completed, this landmark facility will serve more than 200,000 daily commuters, anchoring the World Trade Center site and a revitalized Lower Manhattan.”
To date, workers have installed 54 Calatrava-designed arches to form the Hub Connector, which links the Hub and the World Financial Center via an underground passageway. The Hub work also has included the installation of four massive Calatrava columns weighing about 55 tons that will provide structural support for the PATH Hall roof.
