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Washington, DC’s venerable Union Station has taken a major step toward a long-overdue expansion and revitalization with the Federal Railroad Administration’s release of a supplemental draft environmental impact statement. But makeover of the 115-year-old rail hub, located just steps from the U.S. Capitol, faces a number of hurdles before it can be realized by a currently planned 2040 target date, including a yet-to-be funded $8.8-billion estimated pricetag.
Released May 12, the document was developed in response to comments following release of the project’s original draft environmental review in 2020. While fundamental infrastructure upgrades remain the same—reconstructing all 19 Amtrak-owned tracks and platforms, as well as providing new internal circulation space and amenities to accommodate higher levels of rail service—the new preferred alternative is more transit-oriented than the 2020 version.