Memorial and Museum Won’t Be Completed by 10 Year Anniversary

With the increase in cost the memorial and museum to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 won't be completed until at least 2013 prompting many to wonder if they will be around to see the ribbon cutting.

By: James R. Lindamood September 11, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. It was originally estimated that the memorial and museum being built alongside the new towers would be completed by that time, but recent reports have pushed the date back, at least two to three years. It’s another set back in the rebuilding process and according to many it won’t be the last. The pushed back time frame isn’t the only problem the memorial and museum are facing. The original cost of building was estimated at $610 million. According to a recent article published in the Daily News the original estimate was way off the mark. The new number for the memorial and museum shows costs for building will be well over $1 billion. This increase is forcing the port authority to go back to the drawing board as they look for ways to allocate the funds. Those who lost a loved on in the September 11, 2001 attacks are now worried that they won’t get to see the memorial during their lifetime. Jack Lynch a 73 year old man who lost his son in the attacks isn’t alone in his concern that he won’t be alive to see the memorial or the museum when they are finally unveiled. According to Lynch some “are not going to make it”. Others are beginning to wonder if the project will ever be completed. Rising construction cost and the pushed back date of completion are making it impossible to complete the project on budget.