Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Department of Transportation is granting Union Station $465 million to “beautify” and “increase safety” infrastructure at the Washington, D.C., transportation hub.
“In our effort to follow the president’s call to make D.C. ‘beautiful’ and ‘great again,’ we are announcing that we are given a grant from DOT to Union Station for $465 million,” Duffy said on Thursday.
The announcement came as Duffy and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the Columbus Fountain in front of Union Station.
DUFFY REVEALS PLANS TO MAKE DC’S UNION STATION ‘SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN’
“It’s going to fast-track critical structural repairs to this building, things like a roof – we can’t have leaks in our Union Station’s roof, so we are going to fix the roof – enhance the passenger concourses, the Amtrak lounge, and the ticketing experience,” Duffy said.
