NEW: Columbus Circle at DC’s Union Station Completely Restored and Fountain Reopened – Sec. Duffy Announces $465 MILLION Grant to Rejuvenate Union Station The Columbus Fountain at Washington D.C.‘s Union Station has been restored and is flowing for the first time in nearly two decades, attributed to the Trump Administration’s initiative to beautify the capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a $465 million grant from the Department of Transportation to rejuvenate Union Station, covering structural repairs, passenger concourse enhancements, and maximizing revenue potential. This restoration is part of a broader effort to revive historic landmarks in D.C., following the recent reactivation of the Cascading Fountain in Meridian Hill Park.

• The Columbus Fountain at Union Station in Washington D.C. has been restored and is now flowing.
• This restoration marks the first time the fountain has worked in nearly two decades, since 2007.
• The restoration was part of President Donald Trump’s executive order focused on making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a $465 million grant to rejuvenate Union Station.
• The grant will fund critical structural repairs, enhance passenger concourses and the Amtrak lounge, and improve ticketing experience.
• Plans also include maximizing the station’s revenue potential through retail, parking, office spaces, and digital signage.
• The fountain’s monument, commemorating Christopher Columbus, was erected in 1912.
• Another historic landmark, the Cascading Fountain in Meridian Hill Park, was also recently restored.