en.Wedoany.com Reported - The NFL's Washington Commanders plan to invest $4 billion to build a 70,000-seat domed stadium at the RFK site in Washington, D.C., with a target opening in 2030. The stadium will be built on the site of the old RFK Stadium, and construction plans were formulated in March of this year.

Recently released plans from transportation authorities indicate that officials do not recommend building a new Metro station for the development project. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority estimates that constructing a new Metro station would cost approximately $1 billion and could not be completed before the stadium's scheduled opening. Instead, transportation officials propose introducing a Bus Rapid Transit service called the "Gold Line" to connect fans with Union Station and the city's existing rail and bus lines. Metro also recommends significant upgrades to the existing Stadium-Armory station and warns that without improvements, evacuating crowds after games and major events could take more than two hours.

More than half of the fans expected to attend events at the new venue will use public transportation. The new venue plans to host over 200 events annually and will be eligible to host the Super Bowl. Local residents have expressed concerns about traffic congestion and parking issues around the site. The Commanders earlier released new renderings of the stadium with architecture firm HKS. Demolition of the old RFK site is currently underway, with full-scale construction scheduled to begin in 2027.

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