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World Trade Center skyscrapers: 3 up, 1 to go

World Trade Center skyscrapers: 3 up, 1 to go | iNFOnews.ca
In this Wednesday, June 22, 2016 photo, the tree-lined September 11 Memorial can be seen from an upper floor of 3 World Trade Center in New York. The World Trade Center's latest new skyscraper has reached its full height of 80 stories. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK – The World Trade Center’s newest skyscraper has reached its full height of 80 stories.

About 1,000 workers are attending the topping out of 3 World Trade Center in New York City on Thursday morning.

They signed a 2-ton bucket that’s used to haul concrete and it was hoisted to the top of the $2.5 billion high-rise to signal the construction milestone as a recording of “God Bless America” was played.

The building is one of three new skyscrapers that replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The others are 4 World Trade Center and One World Trade Center — the main building of the rebuilt site. One more is planned, 2 World Trade Center. Only its foundation is built.

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