Brighton’s 9/11 Memorial Progresses

Work continues on the 9/11 sculpture site on W. Grand River, in front of the Brighton Area Fire Department. A crew from Integrity Concrete was present when I stopped by this morning. All workers were in constant motion in preparation for the official unveiling in a little over a week from today, on 9/11/11.

The centerpiece will be a twisted segment of steel beam from the World Trade Center, suspended from the four angled black beams in the picture and will hover above pieces of broken concrete. There is also to be a wall around the memorial with the names of emergency responders that perished in the disaster.

A team of Brighton Area Fire Department personnel travelled to New York City to pick up the approximately 8’ x 3’ beam. Site plans call for the beam to be displayed in its current condition, rust and all.