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WMATA Opens Station Entrance in Arlington, VA

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) celebrated the opening of the new entrance to the Rosslyn Metrorail Station in Arlington, VA, in recent ceremonies. Arlington County was responsible for the renovation—its largest capital transit project to date—and WMATA owns, operates, and will maintain the new entrance.

Elements of the project include three new high-speed, high-capacity elevators and an additional mezzanine and connecting passageway for improved passenger flow. It also incorporates safety and access improvements for the busy station, such as an emergency evacuation stairwell.

Arlington County undertook the project following the 2002 release of WMATA’s Rosslyn Metrorail Station Access Study. The study forecast that Metrorail ridership at the station would grow to 22,000 entries per day by 2020, and concluded that at least one new entrance should be added to accommodate the anticipated increased in demand. Current daily ridership is already closer to 30,000 entries per day and is expected to increase when the Silver Line opens next year.

The project cost $49.9 million, of which 42 percent came from Arlington County. The project was delivered on time and within budget through a successful partnership led by Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services. Arlington managed the design and construction in coordination with WMATA.

“This ceremony and our Realize Rosslyn initiative underscore Arlington’s commitment to safe, convenient transit improvements and the redevelopment of Rosslyn—one of our most critical transit and business hubs,” said Arlington County Board Chairman J. Walter Tejada. “It is a symbol of this community’s and our partners’ hard work, and another amenity for one of America's preeminent places to live, visit, and do business.”

 

The new entrance to WMATA's Rosslyn Metrorail Station in Arlington, VA.

 

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