Underground Visitor Screening Facility Planned for White House

The Trump administration proposes an underground 33,000-square-foot White House Visitor Screening Facility in Sherman Park, DC, to replace outdoor queues with a multi-lane ID check and new lobby. The NCPC will review the plans at its April 2 meeting; construction could begin as soon as this fall and be completed by July 2028, though funding details aren’t disclosed. The project aims to modernize the visitor experience while preserving public access and the Sherman statue, with landscaping to replace several trees and mitigate impacts on historic sites amid other Washington construction debates.