United States Government will renovate the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (Ellis Island) in late October. It informed Secretary of of Interior Ken Selazar, as reported by CNN on Tuesday (16/08/2011).
Renovations are expected to spend $ 27 setotal. However, Liberty Island, where the iconic statue, it will remain open during the project, which is expected to last for one year. "Two years ago, when the crown of Lady Liberty was reopened and shown to visitors for the first time after attacks of 11 September, I promised to continued upgrade interior to make it safer and more easily seen by all," said Salazar. "With this announcement , we took a big step in bringing an icon of 18th century into the 21st century, "he continued.
National Park Service will remain open the Statue of Liberty monument was on 28 October, where on that day will be held anniversary of the monument are the 125.Namun, a day later, the monument will be closed, because the renovation will begin, namely October 29.
National Park Service provides this renovation project to a construction company owned by Joseph A. Natoli in New Jersey, to repairing of existing emergency stairs inside monument, renewed emphasis on mechanical systems, electrical and fire, replace the elevator, and repairing toilet. Improvements will also be focused on things to improve support visitor interest, such as the renewal of the museum floor. The same work will take place at the facility on Ellis Island, which is the entry point into the United States for millions of immigrants.
This project will be funded through a combination of funding the National Park Service
programs and park concessions franchise. According to Jane Athern, a spokesman said the Statue of Liberty National Monument National Park Rangers will still be preserved to give a tour of the basic history of the Statue of Liberty to visitors. Jane also informed that until now every year, Liberty Island, visited by 3.5 million people.
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