Courtesy WMATAWMATA broke ground today on a new Metrobus facility in Southwest that could eventually house and maintain 250 Metrobuses (to start, it’ll only hold 114 buses). The new facility is intended to replace the 72-year-old Southeastern Bus Garage – that’s the one the agency had to sell and vacate last year because it was so close to Nationals Park. The building isn’t yet fully funded but is being financed through a combination of the proceeds from the sale of the Southeastern Bus Garage plus another $30 million from stimulus funds.
The Post’s James Hohmann covered the event, and notes Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry, who represents the neighborhood where the garage will be built, used the opportunity to call for “every new job at the garage” to go to residents in his ward. Barry also notably arrived on “Barry Time,” aka, 40 minutes late.
