Federal and local officials will break ground for the new New York Avenue station on Metro s Red Line Dec. 16.
Private companies plan to foot the bill for a large portion of the constuction costs.
The Treasury Department s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms recently decided to build its new headquarters along New York Avenue, based largely on the planned new Metro station providing transportation for federal workers. Expected to join Metro board Chairman Gladys W. Mack and Weiss at the groundbreaking are Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, OMB Director Jacob J. Lew, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Anthony A. Williams, Gallaudet University President I. King Jordan, North Capitol Area Business Association President Therman Walker, and several D.C. City Council members.