Union Station Redevelopment Corp

THE WASHINGTON UNION STATION STABILIZATION AND STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PORTFOLIO ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 41 PROJECTS ACROSS MULTIPLE MAJOR CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BASE BUILDING, PARKING GARAGE, SUBBASEMENT RECONFIGURATION, AND OFFICE SPACE. THESE PROJECTS ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS THAT ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED OR HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL SERVICE LIFE. THE PROJECT SCOPE SPANS CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEEDS.

THE PROJECT WILL MODERNIZE THE CLAYTOR CONCOURSE WITHIN WASHINGTON UNION STATION BY REDUCING CONGESTION WITHIN THE STATION TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF PASSENGERS AND VISITORS. TO ADDRESS EXISTING CONSTRAINTS OF THE WUSS FACILITIES, THE PROJECT WILL RECONFIGURE AND UPGRADE THE CONCOURSE SPACES, INCLUDING A TRANSPARENT NORTH WALL, IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND WAYFINDING, AND MODERNIZE SUPPORTING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS SO WUS CAN SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROCESS CURRENT AND FUTURE PASSENGER VOLUMES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS ADA AND LIFE-SAFETY DEFICIENCIES AND NON-COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE CLAYTOR CONCOURSE. INTERIOR WORK WILL ALSO INCLUDE NEW INTERIOR FINISHES FOR A MORE ENJOYABLE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE.

THE WASHINGTON UNION STATION EXTERIOR LIGHTING UPGRADE PROJECT FUNDS CONSTRUCTION AND WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY SECURITY, LIGHTING UNIFORMITY, THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE, AND STATION IDENTITY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF THE HISTORIC FACADE. LIGHTING WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE ELEVATION FACING COLUMBUS CIRCLE AND ALONG THE EXTERIOR COLONNADE. THE MAIN ENTRANCE ELEVATION WILL BE ILLUMINATED WITH NEW, FOCUSED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) FIXTURES MOUNTED TO STREETLIGHT POLES AND IN-GROUND UPLIGHTS, AND DISCREET SPOTLIGHTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE STATUES.

2019 HPF SAT - UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION