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Pentagon City Pedestrian Tunnel Repair ProjectProject DescriptionThis project involves repair and cleaning activities to commission a previously constructed but unused entryway to the Pentagon City Metro Station. The subject entryway consists of stairs at the northeast corner of the intersection of S. Hayes Street and 12th Street South going down to a pedestrian tunnel under S. Hayes Street and connecting through glass doors to the mezzanine level of the Pentagon City Metro Station. Built in 1984 and owned by the County, the tunnel was to have provided safe access directly from this block to the Metrorail station, but, for a number of reasons, was never opened to the public. The opening of the entryway will provide an additional access/egress point to this busy Metrorail station, one of the County’s highest ridership stations, and to the adjacent retail shopping mall, Fashion Centre. Repairs will address deteriorated lighting and electrical system, ineffective drainage system, leaking concrete expansion joints, deteriorated doors and gates, and damaged floor tiles, handrails, and ceiling panels. The County will install signage at each end of the entryway. The County will also install security cameras, a public address system, and an emergency call box in the tunnel. Communications and electrical systems will be tied to the Metro station with monitors at the station kiosk. The County will contract with WMATA to operate, monitor, and clean the entryway. The entryway will be opened everyday during Metrorail station hours. The entry gate at the stairs to the pedestrian tunnel and the glass doors to the mezzanine will be locked when the station is closed. Project Schedule • Finalize engineering specifications and bid document by summer of 2008 Contact InformationBee Buergler TDD is available for the hearing impaired through Virginia Relay at 1-800-828-1120. "Before" Photos
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