White House proposes new underground visitor screening facility
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The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House. In:
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to consider plans for the approximately 33,000-square-foot visitor screening facility that would be built entirely on federal land in Sherman Park, which is located southeast of the White House. The NCPC is the commission that approves construction projects on federal land in the Washington, D.C., region.
The plans, listed on the agenda for the NCPC's April 2 meeting, were developed by the Executive Office of the President in conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service, the Interior Department, and the National Park Service. Construction could begin as early as this fall, and could be completed by July 2028.
The new facility would allow visitors to queue in multiple entry lanes for an initial ID check, before proceeding to a new lobby and another checkpoint. The proposed screening area would be built to accommodate large groups.
Visitors to the White House previously lined up in the nearby park before entering security checkpoints inside trailers and tents. Due to the construction of the White House's new East Wing ballroom, visitors currently gather at an alternate location in Lafayette Park.
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