[slorunner]

Very nice but the whole World Trade Center rebuilding is a sorry commentary on how far we have fallen.

It took less than 16 MONTHS to build the Empire State Building from the start of excavation to ribbon cutting.

This is taking over a decade and there is still huge squabbling over everything.

The whole complex should have been excavated and restored to what it was within 5 years.

[raybbr]

This is taking over a decade and there is still huge squabbling over everything. The whole complex should have been excavated and restored to what it was within 5 years.

Not to mention the tax dollars confiscated to build it...

[Las Vegas Ron]

This is taking over a decade and there is still huge squabbling over everything.

Not to worry, the mosque two blocks away will go up pig grease lightning fast.

[NYer]

The whole complex should have been excavated and restored to what it was within 5 years.

Perhaps you are not aware that the land on which the original towers stood is now 'hallowed' land that contains the ashes of many 911 victims, many of whom were incinerated in the devastation. Would you feel the same way if the local government wanted to erect a building on the grave of a close family member?

[bikerman]

The whole complex should have been excavated and restored to what it was within 5 years.

never going to happen when you have unions running the construction. OT don’t you know.Drag it out as long as possible just like road construction what takes a week to do will last a month or more and cost three times the cost.

[Biggirl]

It is called “red tape”.