NEW YORK (AP) — Recent incidents in which people illegally gained access to the World Trade Center tower have led to a security shake-up.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday that a company that provides unarmed security at the region’s airports will also perform that function at the trade center. Allied Barton’s contract will be increased by about $60 million with the new duties.
Allied Barton was hired last year after several incidents involving another firm.
Three parachutists jumped from the top of 1 World Trade Center last fall, and in March a New Jersey teenager climbed to the top of the 1,776-foot tower’s spire.
Summit Security Services had been providing unarmed security at the World Trade Center and will continue to provide security at other Port Authority facilities.
