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PENTAGON
METRO ENTRANCE FACILITY
GRAND OPENING
November 21, 2002 |
Acting Program Manager for the Pentagon Renovation Program addresses
the crowd gathered to celebrate the completion of the Pentagon
Metro Entrance Facility Project. The Metro Entrance Facility
was a security-driven project designed to eliminate the direct
entry from the Metro tunnel and provide a secure screening facility
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Participating in the ceremony, from left to right, are
Chuck Malacarne, MEF Project Team Leader, John Pugrud, Deputy
Chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Aren Almon-Kok,
founder of the Protecting People First Foundation, Ray DuBois,
Director of Administration and Management and Mike Sullivan,
Acting Program Manager for the Pentagon Renovation Program.
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The new Pentagon Metro Entrance Facilty is the new location
for the Pentagon tour office and badge office. Several promotional
displays in the tour office provided a colorful backdrop for
the Grand Opening Ceremony.
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METRO
ENTRANCE FACILITY CELEBRATES
INITIAL OPENING!
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A pre-dawn view of the newly-opened
MEF escalators.
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Pentagon commuters taking advantage of the shorter
walk made possible by the new covered pathway to the
building.
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Pentagon employees can check in at
the opening of the facility and proceed directly into
the building.
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On
July 31, the Pentagon Renovation Program proudly
celebrated the initial opening of the Metro Entrance
Facility (MEF). While the entire facility won't
be completed until November 2002, commuters no longer
need to walk around the entire construction area
in order to enter the building. A canopy-covered
walkway to the MEF allows Pentagon commuters direct
access to the building from the bus loop and the
Metro Rail escalators.
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Tuesday,
December 18, 2001
PENTAGON
TRANSIT CENTER OPEN!
The Pentagon Transit Center portion of the Metro Entrance
Facility is now open and operational. Bus service has now
returned to the Pentagon following the relocation to Pentagon
City as a result of the events of September 11th, 2001.
The Pentagon Renovation Program would like to remind transit
users that portions of the facility are still under construction.
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The
new Pentagon Transit Center is a modern design incorporating
many suggestions from accessibility focus groups. |
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David
O. Cooke, Director of Administration and Management, address
a crowd at the Grand Opening Ceremony held on December 17th.
To his left, Congressman James Moran and Pentagon Renovation
Program Manager, Lee Evey, look on.
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The new bus facility is only a part of the new Pentagon
Metro Entrance Facility project. It was necessary to construct
the replacement before the existing bus facility could be
demolished. Now, while the demolition is completed and the
new Pentagon entrance is constructed, it is not possible
to maintain safe pedestrian passage through the site. So,
pedestrians must be routed around the site. This current
walkway configuration is temporary.
To minimize the duration of this inconvenience to users
of the facility, a portion of the new Pentagon entrance
will be constructed to expedite direct access into the Pentagon.
Components of this access will be temporary (such as barricades),
but other elements will be part of the permanent structure
(such as elevators and escalators). This configuration is
expected to be in place by July 31, 2002.
This configuration, too, will be temporary. Construction
on the remainder of the structure will continue until the
entire Pentagon entrance is completed in November 2002.
Only then will all pathways between the Pentagon, the Pentagon
Metro Station, the new Pentagon Transit Center, and parking
areas be completed.
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mark the opening of the new facility, project managers
gave the new Pentagon Transit Center a patriotic feel
with red, white and blue lighting. To the right, transit
users board a bus on the upper platform early Monday
morning. |
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