It appears that the Port Authority has begun planning an alternative “Plan B” for when/if the Silverstein's Towers 2 and 3 go unbuilt. $20 million was allotted to 14 consultants working on a design study for "Plan B." The redesign is unrelated to the Silverstein plan to construct six-story stumps, and will look at where to stick the WTC Transportation Hub's mechanicals should Silverstein just vanish into thin air (the various tanks and such are currently supposed to be housed in the lower floors of the two skyscrapers).
Throughout all of the confusion and muddled planning for the new structure, there were rumors that the WTC Performing Arts Center planned next to One World Trade Center could move to the current site of the Deutsche Bank Building in order to speed up construction. However, the Downtown Express reported that there are all sorts of complications with changing the plan, and the move seems unlikely to happen. Keeping in tune with all of the confusion, there are also all sorts of complications with keeping it where it’s currently planned.
What are your thoughts on the new World Trade Center construction?
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