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Old Posted Jul 5, 2023, 1:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Busy Bee View Post

I am kinda amazed this cost $370 million dollars though. A track straightening and an at-grade shed style station structure shouldn't cost half that in my opinion. What exploded the cost exactly for someone who follows WMATA closer than me?

I am skeptical of the utility of this station. It can't motivate development in a 360-degree circle since it's pinched between the Amtrak tracks and the river.

Building it roughly where the Target store is would have been much better:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8332...!1e3?entry=ttu
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