NPC Newsmaker Program: World Trade Center Redevelopment 10 Years Later

An insider's account of the challenges, progress and status of the historic rebuilding effort

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With less than six weeks until the 10^th anniversary of the September 11^th attacks, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Chris Ward will discuss the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and preview what the future holds for the new symbol of national resilience.

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In a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in the Lisagor Room in the National Press Building, 529 14^th St., NW, Washington, D.C., Ward will detail the critical decisions made to ensure the National 9/11 Memorial will open by the 10^th anniversary, the major developments over the past year and what to expect on the 10^th anniversary and in the future.

As the largest and most complex construction site in the world, the new World Trade Center will be home to a national memorial and museum of emotional and engineering complexity, the tallest skyscraper in the country, a transportation hub that will serve 250,000 commuters daily, and a world-class retail space. It will also host thousands of workers moving into 10 million square feet of new office space.

Ward led the historic turnaround of the World Trade Center project, developing the "Road Map Forward" plan in October 2008, when he was first appointed to get the project on track and ensure the 9/11 Memorial would open by the 10^th anniversary.

SOURCE National Press Club

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