We look forward to a ground-breaking hopefully in 2010 and opening the first phase in 2013.
"We are certainly looking to resume in this calendar year, keeping in mind that when we suspended these works, we were only about nine months off from opening the first phase," Weaver said, adding that the Macau government would not be among the potential investors.
On Memorial Day, the Suffolk County opened the first phase of the Shirley Marina at Smith Point Bridge.
Last September, the mayor and the governor opened the first phase of the park, running about 1,000 feet between West Houston and Bank Streets.
In 2005, Shanghai opened the first phase of the Yangshan Deep Water Port, which could eventually become the world's largest shipping container port.
The Danish capital, Copenhagen, opened the first phase of a spectacular 300-kilometer, or 185-mile, network of cycle lanes in and around the city in April.
ExCel opens the first phase of the exhibition and conference centre, of 1m sq ft, this November - with another 700,00 sq ft to be added later.
In 1999, Sheldon Adelson opened the first phase of the Venetian, a gigantic hotel featuring a model of St. Mark's Square, which targeted the upscale market, with V.I.P. gambling salons and a collection of four-star restaurants.
[C1.] China has opened the first phase of what could become the world's largest container shipping port, a deepwater facility on an island about 20 miles out to sea.
Hyundai Asan, the South Korean company that already operates a tourist resort in southeastern North Korea, will open the first phase of a $180 million industrial park in Kaesong in southwestern North Korea.
24 Also on Jamaica, Iberostar Hotels and Resorts (876-680-0000; www.iberoSpanishm), a Spanish resort chain, opened the first phase of its Rose Hall complex in Montego Bay in 2007, recently completed Phase 2 and expects to complete Phase 3 this month, bringing the total number of its rooms to 978.
