Liberty Closing

From Yahoo News:
"Statue of Liberty to close for yearlong renovation"

The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that will make the interior safer and more accessible, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday. The renovations, however, are limited to the monument, and Liberty Island will remain open and the statue itself will be mostly unobstructed from view, officials said in a statement.

The National Parks Service, which manages the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, said it will close the monument on Oct. 28, after the 125th anniversary of its dedication. It will be closed the following day, and workers from Joseph Construction Corp. of Pine Brook, N.J., will install "code-complaint" stairways and upgrade electrical and fire suppression systems, elevators and bathrooms. The National Parks Service controls the number of visitors to the crown, saying about 240 people visit each day. About 3.5 million people visit the monument every year.

^ It seems that they are constantly closing the Statue of Liberty. First it was closed for years after 9/11 and then the crown was closed and now this. It seems a little over-kill and lack of planning. I went inside the Statue once - before 9/11 - and it was alright. I guess it is just better to take a picture of the Statue rather than going inside. ^

http://news.yahoo.com/statue-liberty-close-yearlong-renovation-022633765.html