On Tuesday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser will join Property Group Partners to break ground on Capitol Crossing, a $1.3 billion project that will transform a seven-acre site in Ward 6 into a cityscape spanning three blocks, reuniting the East End and Capitol Hill communities. In the afternoon, Mayor Bowser will speak to the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s board of directors about her Administration’s priorities. Later, Mayor Bowser will tour the Hugh M. Browne Education Campus. In the evening, Mayor Bowser will attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival Thank You Dinner at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador. After, Mayor Bowser will deliver remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Turner School of Construction Management at Howard University’s Blackburn Center.

Press Schedule

10 am
Capitol Crossing Ground Breaking
Location: Capitol Crossing Construction Site
222 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Open Press
*Closest Metros: Judiciary Square and Union Station Metro Stations*

12 pm
Greater Washington Board of Trade Luncheon
Location: Capitol Hilton, Congressional Room
1001 16th Street, NW
Closed Press

3 pm
Hugh M. Browne Education Campus Tour
Location: Browne Education Campus
850 26th Street, NE
Closed Press

7 pm
National Cherry Blossom Festival Thank You Dinner
Location: Residence of the Japanese Ambassador
4000 Nebraska Ave, NW
Closed Press

8 pm
Turner School of Construction Management Graduation
Location: Howard University
Armour J. Blackburn University Center
2397 6th Street, NW
Closed Press