Presented: November 18, 1982 Adopted: November 18, 1982 # 82-53 SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF SEGMENT OF RESOLUTION F ROUTE ALICNMENT FROM ANACOSTIA OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONGRESS HEIGHTS STATION OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has adopted a regional rapid transit system (ARS-68, as revised); and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on November 28, 1972 to consider that portion of the proposed Metro F Route from approximately 285 feet west of 3rd Street, S.W. to the Anacostia River including the Navy Yard Station; and WHEREAS, the Board on March 22, 1973 adopted that proposed alignment and station location and access; and WHEREAS, the Board on February 13, 1975 directed that an Environmental Impact Study be prepared for the F Route from Anacostia River to its terminus; and WHEREAS, during this period an alternative analysis was done by an independent Regional Steering Committee at the request of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration; and WHEREAS, the Section Designer for Section F-3 of the F Route, including the Navy Yard Station, in May 1976 submitted construction cost estimates to the Authority which were considerably in excess of the programmed amount; and WHEREAS, the Board on October 7, 1976 amended the Environmental Impact Study for the F Route from the Anacostia River to its terminus to permit inclusion of Section F-3 and F-4 and the consideration of additional Section F-3 through F-8 alternatives in the District and Prince George's County; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Consultant on January 6, 1977 presented to the Board a preliminary report which recommended that only the "Southern Crossing" of the Anacostia River Alternative for Sections F-3, 4 & 5 of the F Route should be carried forward into the second more detailed phase of the Environmental Impact Study; and WHEREAS,Supersededthe Board on January 13, 1977 accepted the preliminary report of the Environmental Consultant for that portion of the F Route from approximately South Capitol Street to heyond the Anacostia Station, and directed that more detailed environmental study be performed on the alternative designated "Southern Crossing"; and WHEREAS, the Board on January 26, 1977 reaffirmed its resolution of January 13, 1977 as stated above and directed that all other alter­ natives for that portion of the alignment from the vicinity of South Capitol Street to beyond the Anacostia Station, namely, the "ARS Crossing" -2- and the "Northern Crossing" be dropped from further environmental study. Additionally, the Board noted that the following alignments beyond the Anacostia Station are incompatible with the "Soutbern Crossing" alignment and therefore shall also be dropped from further environmental study. Rail Shuttle Concepts Branch Route in ARS Corridor with Rail Shuttle in "B" Corridor. Branch Route in "B" Corridor with Rail Shuttle in ARS Corridor. ARS Alignment from Anacostia River to Naylor Road Station Old "B" Alignment following llartin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Wheeler Road out to its intersection with the St. Elizabeth - B Corridor Alignment beyond the Soutbern Avenue Station. AND that the followiog alignments through Anacostia beyond the Anacostia Station and into Prince George's County would continue to be studied. Suitland Parkway - D.C. and Maryland (ARS Modified in llaryland) to a Branch Avenue Terminal Station. St. Elizabeth, Soutbern Avenue, ARS (Modified) Suitland Parkway to a Branch Avenue Terminal Station. This alignment would have a Southern Avenue Station as a given station and a Naylor Road Station as a given or future station. St. Elizabeths "B" Alignment (Wheeler Road) to a St. Barnabas­ Beltway or a Rosecroft Terminal Station. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and the District of Columbia Council conducted a public hearing on December 16, 1977 to elicit the views and comments of the public with respect to the Environmental Impact Study of that portion of the F Route from M and 3rd Streets, S.W. to the D.C. -SupersededMaryland Boundary; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and the Priuce George's County Council conducted a puhlic hearing on December 20, 1977 to elicit the views and comments of the public with respect to the Environmental Impact Study of that portion of the F Route from the D.C. - Maryland Boundary to the terminus of the line in the vicinity of the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Maryland; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors on June 22, 1978 resolved that the "Southern Crossing" of the Anacostia River be adopted, said alignment to be in lieu of the ARS alignment and southbound of the -3- Anacostia station (Anacostia Freeway at Howard Road) would generally follow the southside of Suitland Parkway to a station in the District at Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, S.E.; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors on March 13, 1980 resolved that the adopted Regional System be further modified so that the Branch (F) Route in Prince George's County would follow the Rosecroft Align­ ment south of the Alabama Avenue station; and WHEREAS, a suit was filed in June 1980 challenging, among other things, the adequacy of the public notice for the December 1977 hearing; and WHEREAS, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that the notice of public hearing published for the December 1977 hearings in the District of Columhia and Prince George's County was inadequate as notice of a proposed change of alignment; and WHEREAS, the Court held that if the WMATA Board desired to alter the 1968 ARS F Route alignment, it would he necessary to conduct new public hearings for that purpose; and WHEREAS, the Board instructed the staff to prepare and hold the required public hearings and that the required public hearings were held in the District of Columbia (June 15, 1982) and in Prince George's County (June 16, 1982); and WHEREAS, in preparation for the June 1982 public hearings, the Board directed the staff to have prepared a Comparative Alignment Study for distribution to all interested agencies and the public and for use by the Board. In preparing the Comparative Alignment Study, previous studies, including, inter alia, the Environmental Impact Study (August 1977), the Alternatives Analysis (1976-77), the Environmental Impact Statement prepared thru the Urban Mass Transportation Administration in cooperation with the WMATA, were utilized and updated. In addition, testimony of previous and current F Route public hearings was also considered by the staff in preparing its Review of Public Hearings on the Relocation of the ARS Branch (F) Route in the District of Columbia and Prince George's County, Maryland, to an alternative Route Alignment Supersededto Rosecroft, October 1982; and WHEREAS, tbe Board has called staff briefings to review the history and analysis of the F Route, the various studies, the public hearings testimony and the final staff review; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors was furnished and has carefully considered copies of the transcripts of the said public hearing together with the comments and proposals received within ten (10) days after the public hearing date, and comments of agencies, organizations, government bodies, persons and their firms, whose views were solicited pursuant to Article VI, Section 15, of the Compact; and -4- WHEREAS, the Board was furnished copies of the Comparative Analysis and .. Review..... as well as other pertinent documents and studies; and WHEREAS, the Board has considered the various alternative F Route alignments from the Anacostia Station (at 1-295) to a terminus in Prince George's County; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the ARS F Route alignment is hereby revised and amended by the adoption of the alignment from the Anacostia Station (at 1-295) to the Congress Heights Station location at Alabama Avenue near St. Elizabeths Hospital, as set forth immediately below: This alignment would begin south of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue along the Suitland Parkway and would continue south and then southeast on surface and aerial structure along the southeast side of the Parkway and then onto the grounds of the St. Elizabeths Hospital complex. It would then continue south in subway under the southeast portion of the hospital grounds and Alabama Avenue, continue south in subway along the east side of 13th Street, proceed southeast on aerial over Mississippi Avenue and Oxon Run Park, and under Southern Avenue to the District of Columbia-Maryland boundary. The Congress Heights Station would be located in subway under Alabama Avenue with an entrance point immediately north of Alabama Avenue leading to a passageway and a single mezzanine in the center portion of the station. The passageway would connect to an additional entrance point south of Alabama Avenue via a tunnel under the Avenue. Off-street bus and kiss & ride facilities would be located north of Alabama Avenue. The Off-street facilities would be accessible from BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board finds that the proper and timely performance of its function requires that this resolution be effectiveSupersededimmediately. Motion by Mr. Downs, seconded by Mr. Hartlove, and unanimously approved, as amended. Ayes: 6 - Rev. Moore, Mr. Hartlove, Mrs. Grotos, Mr. Downs, Mr. Barnett, and Mr. Alexander Resolution 82-53 superseded by resolution 84-24.