CSX requested community input regarding the redesign of the Virginia Avenue Park at a meeting  held at Capitol Quarter Community Center, 1000 5th St. SE, on  February 4, 2017. Proposal

The Committee of 100 on the Federal City has elected to dismiss its Virgina Avenue Tunnel lawsuit

The DC Preservation League (DCPL) is now accepting matching grant applications for historic preservation projects within the Area of Potential Effect for the Virginia Avenue Tunnel Reconstruction Project (click here to view flier and map).  Applications are due Friday, December 4, 2015.

September 28, 2015, 6:30 p.m., DDOT, ANC 6B and ANC 6D will host a public meeting to review proposed plans for the restoration of the Virginia Avenue, SE, streetscape following the completion of the CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel project. The meeting will be held in the community room at 200 I Street, SE.

In accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement, the final Construction Protection Plan and the official D.C. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Concurrence Letter have been made available on the Virginia Avenue Tunnel website.

On February 2, 2015, the Committee of 100 filed a reply in support of its application for a preliminary injunction against the CSX tunnel project. This detailed legal document spells out the reasons the project should not go forward at this time. A hearing on the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction will be held on February 17, at the US Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave. N.W., Judge Christopher R. Cooper courtroom.

CSX and its contractor, Clark/Parsons, are sponsoring an open house for the community from 4:30-7:30 p.m. this coming Thursday, February 5, 2015.

The CSX Virginia Avenue Tunnel project now has a website: www.virginiaavenuetunnel.com

The Committee of 100 is challenging the permits in court:
http://www.committeeof100.net/home-page/c100-challenges-approval-csx-twin-tunnels-federal-court-asks-permits-issued/