Axios: Union Station gets $466 M glow-up

Union Station gets $466M glow-up
 
A National Guard member watches travelers at Union Station in Washington last year. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Trump administration is spending nearly half a billion dollars to upgrade Washington’s Union Station, Axios’ Cuneyt Dil reports.

The project could become one of President Trump’s most consequential efforts amid a broader push to beautify D.C. in his preferred fashion, given the train hall’s role as the city’s front door.

Trump is pushing a cornucopia of other projects around the nation’s capital — the White House ballroom, the “Triumphal Arch,” repainting the Reflecting Pool, etc. — as the city prepares for a busy summer of events tied to America’s 250th birthday, the World Cup, IndyCar and more.

The Union Station plan includes overall cleanliness and security improvements, plus:

Upgrading the Amtrak lounge, passenger waiting area and “ticketing experience.

Repairing an aging roof, parking garage and other interior zones.

Touching up the “passenger concourse and customer experience” with upgrades like play areas and nursing pods. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters yesterday that the “special project” aims to make Union Station a “world-class transit hub” (More details).Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy helps students board Amtrak’s “Freedom 250” train at Union Station on May 7. Photo: Heather Diehl/Getty Images It’s unclear how the new Union Station grant meshes with a proposed multibillion-dollar modernization and expansion project.The DOT yesterday criticized the Biden administration’s proposed expansion plan, calling it a “boondoggle” and “far-fetched.” Doug Carr, a key official who helped build New York’s Moynihan Train Hall, still advocates for the broader effort.Carr said in a statement: “This new fundingenables us to invest in the critical ongoing near-term improvements that enhance the existing station experience for millions of travelers, while simultaneously laying the foundation for the future Station Expansion Project.”Go deeper … Get Axios D.C.
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