New tower rises from Ground Zero ashes

Structural steel for the 1,776ft tower that will be known as 1 World Trade Centre has risen 200 feet above street level in a tangible sign of ground zero progress since the September 11 2001 terror attacks.

“This progress is one more sign that the site is not a pit anymore,” said Chris Ward, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the 16-acre trade centre site.