MEDIA ALERT: Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance Groundbreaking
Published on July 11, 2024
The public and the media are invited to a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance project on Fri., July 12, 2024.
This project will add another access point into the Metro station from Crystal Drive, and will provide increased connectivity to the Virginia Railway Express (VRE), Amtrak, local transit and bike options, and the future connection to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The second entrance represents a multi-year, collaborative effort between Arlington County, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration, and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA).
To learn more about the project, visit the Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance project page.
WHAT: Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance Groundbreaking Event
WHEN: Fri., July 12, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE:
- Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance Project Site, 241 18th Street South, Arlington, VA 22202
- This event will be held outdoors. In the case of inclement weather, the event will move into the JBG Smith marketing center at the same address.
How to Get There:
- By transit: Metrorail Blue/Yellow Lines; Metroway; Metrobus 23AB, 16M; ART Bus 43; Fairfax Connector 599
- Public garage parking under event location accessible via 18th Street South
WHO:
- Libby Garvey, Arlington County Board Chair
- Randy Clarke, General Manager & CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Zack Trogdon, Acting Director, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
- Monica Backmon, CEO, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
- Brian Kenner, Head of Community Engagement, Amazon
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