The master plan for National Harbor includes houses, hotels, restaurants, an outlet mall and resorts that have largely come to fruition since it opened 14 years ago in the middle of a recession. The Metro station in that blueprint has taken a divergent path.
Developers included the station at a time when the transit agency was on stronger footing, hoping a rail connection to the Washington region would boost the fledgling waterfront community. National Harbor has shown it can grow without Metro, but its continued desire for a station will probably be settled during a process beginning in weeks.
The route would add 180,000 new weekday trips, according to pre-pandemic Metro estimates made when the existing rail system was serving four times the passengers it does now. The route would bring rail service to lower-income communities in the District and Prince George’s, as well as to areas where development is booming, such as Buzzard Point and National Harbor.The transit agency is taking the National Harbor proposal and five other alternatives to the public for comment this spring.
Some transportation advocates say the time to plan for a Metro extension is now, considering expected growth in the Washington region’s population and Metro’s role in driving investment near rail stations. The proposal, still in its nascent stage, hasn’t sparked any organized opposition. The National Harbor area is expected to continue to grow in the next decade, with new construction planned both in the waterfront district and in nearby neighborhoods. New townhouses and condosthe county, with the highest sale price last year for a penthouse unit that sold for $1.4 million.
A decision favoring a rail line extension based on the study would be the start of a long-term project. After settling on a route and getting necessary approvals, which would probably take years, building could then take two decades. Planners say the National Harbor route is the most promising option among the alternatives Metro is considering.“As evaluated, the new Blue Line to National Harbor would deliver the highest level of benefits,” Metro planners said in the report.
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