Transitway Extension to Pentagon City Groundbreaking Ceremony

The public and media are invited to join the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), and Arlington County at the groundbreaking for the Transitway Extension to Pentagon City. The ceremony will take place at the site of the future transitway station at 201 12^th Street S, Arlington, VA 22202 (north curb, at the intersection of 12^th Street S, Long Bridge Drive and S. Clark Street).

This project is the first of three segments that will add additional dedicated transit lanes and five new transit stations with associated station amenities.

The Transitway will serve local travel demand within the corridor, including Amazon’s HQ2 headquarters, enhance connections to Metrorail, and improve connections to Columbia Pike. It will provide needed transportation capacity to support anticipated infill residential and office development in Pentagon City and Crystal City, particularly PenPlace, Pentagon Centre and Metropolitan Park.

To learn more about the project, visit: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Project-Types/Uncategorised/Transitway-Extension-to-Pentagon-City.

What

• Groundbreaking for the Transitway Extension to Pentagon City

Who

• Katie Cristol, Arlington County Board Chair, NVTA Board Member
• Phyllis Randall, NVTA Chair (Loudoun County Board of Supervisors)
• Joe Leader, WMATA COO
• Monica Backmon, NVTA CEO
• Dennis Leach, Director of Transportation and Development, Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services

When

• Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10 a.m.

Where

• 201 12^th Street S. Arlington VA 22202 (north curb, at the intersection of 12^th St S, Long Bridge Dr and S Clark St)

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Media Contact

Dan Adams

Director of Policy & Communication

(703) 228-7943 (o)

(616) 485-1348 (c)

dadams1@arlingtonva.us

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