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.
That’s when lawmakers are set to come back for a busy post-election session, bringing a renewed stream of advocates, lobbyists and visitors to the campus in the waning days of the 118th Congress.
Disability advocates, who identified the lack of suitable drop-off areas years ago, said it was a promising sign. The ADA drop-off and pick-up zones were one of more than 200 recommendations made at the end of the 117th Congress by the House Select Committee on Modernization.
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