Two new drop-off and pick-up zones intended for visitors to the Capitol with disabilities are nearing completion and could be ready by the time lawmakers return after the November election, Architect of the Capitol staff said.
Members of the House Administration Committee and disability advocates got a briefing on the project Thursday, gathering near a trapezoidal cutout of concrete and gravel on First Street Southeast, across from the Library of Congress. The other zone, servicing the Senate side, will be located just north on First Street Northeast, across from the Supreme Court at the intersection of Maryland Avenue Northeast.
“I envision this being done by the 12th of November,” said Jacob Edwards, a civil engineer in the AOC’s Office of the Chief Engineer.
