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DC Council Approves Funding for RFK Stadium Transit Upgrades and New Bus Line

By JT Key

The D.C. Council approved several emergency measures on Tuesday to finance transit infrastructure and prepare transportation for the RFK Stadium complex. One measure creates a multi‑year reimbursable agreement between the D.C. Department of Transportation and Metro, providing Metro with up to $300 million in capital funding to upgrade the Stadium‑Armory Metro Station. The upgrade is intended to be completed in time for the stadium’s projected opening in 2030. A second bill allocates $5 million to Metro for the first phase of the Gold Line, a new bus line that will serve the areas surrounding the stadium. A third bill authorizes funds for the city’s overall share of Metro funding. These actions follow the submission of the final draft of the RFK Stadium plan by Mayor Muriel Bowser nearly two weeks earlier. The plan includes upgrades to the surrounding neighborhood, the addition of up to 6,500 new homes, and 287,000 square feet of retail space. The information in this article is from the D.C. Council.