Pentagon 9/11 visitor center to break ground day after 25th anniversary

Backers behind the Pentagon’s long-anticipated 9/11 memorial visitor center are prepared to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday after the nation remembers the deadly al Qaeda terrorist attacks 25 years ago.

The ceremony is expected to mark the start of construction soon, but the project still needs to receive final approval from the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. The center itself won’t be opening until 2029 at the earliest.