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Potomac Yard Metro will open May 19
Friday morning, commuters in the Potomac Yard neighborhood got a new way to get around.
The opening day for Metro's newest station, Potomac Yard-VT, is Friday.
"It's not cliché to say, in this instance, 'dreams really do come true,'" said City of Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson last month on a tour of the site. "Bringing Metro to Potomac Yard has been the City's most significant economic development, transportation and climate initiative. While not always easy, the opening of this station is a monumental achievement for the City, WMATA, and its contractors. But more importantly, this station is the legacy of a legion of Alexandrians who never gave up the dream."
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Aerial view of Potomac Yard metro station.
The station is between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Braddock Road stations serving the Blue and Yellow lines. Potomac Yard will be Metro's 98th station and is Metro's second infill station, built between existing stations.
The station was initiated by the City of Alexandria and funded by tax revenues and developer contributions generated by planned new development in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, as well as state grants, loans and regional sources. The addition of the station enhances connectivity to and from Alexandria, which has seen substantial population growth and new development in the last few decades. New development immediately adjacent and north of the station is a mix of retail, residential and commercial development, including the new Virginia Tech Innovation Campus.
Potomac Yard will be one of the first rail stations in North America to receive Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
For more information, please visit the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project webpage.
