The White House is moving forward with plans to build a 33,000-square-foot underground security screening facility for visitors, complete with a new seven-lane entrance, as part of President Donald Trump’s broader renovation of the White House campus. The plans were sent on Friday to the National Capital Planning Commission, which is responsible for approving construction on federal land and buildings.
Under the proposal, visitors would pass under a nearby park and arrive just southeast of the White House. The facility would be built on the site of the old East Wing, which was demolished last fall to make way for a planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom that Trump has described as a legacy project. The proposal also includes a 5,000-square-foot sunken plaza.
Read Full Article: https://conservativeinstitute.org/politics/white-house-plans-massive-underground-security-screening-complex-for-visitors.htm
