Plans were unveiled in Springfield, Massachusetts Wednesday for a permanent 9/11 memorial that will include a piece of steel from the destroyed World Trade Center.
The design selected for the memorial has the 12-foot- long, nearly 3,000 pound steel beam positioned vertically in front of a curved wall with the names of the first responders who died as a result of the terrorist attack.
At night, spotlights place shadows of the beam on the wall to symbolize the Twin Towers.
Co-designer Bruce Rosenbaum of ModVic said people will be able to touch the beam.
" We wanted to make sure there is a physical connection so people can really feel the emotion and the spirit of the piece," said Rosenbaum.
The memorial will be built in Riverfront Park. The dedication is planned for September 11, 2018.
The 9/11 artifact has been in storage since 2011 when it was obtained by Spirit of Springfield through a donation program of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
