Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 27, 2008

Metro agrees to lease Southeast Bus Garage to Washington Nationals

Metro's Board of Directors today approved a request from Washington Nationals Stadium, LLC, to lease Southeast Bus Garage at 17 M Street, SE, and the adjoining surface parking lot at Van Street, SE, for use as a parking lot for approximately 300 Washington National’s season ticket holders and attendees at other stadium events.

The lease for the Van Street lot begins Saturday, March 29, for the first exhibition game at the ballpark, and continues on a month-to-month basis until March 28, 2009, or until settlement on the sale of the bus garage property.

The lease for the bus garage begins on or about April 20, after buses are relocated and Metro has removed its equipment from the bus garage, and continues on a month-to-month basis until April 19, 2009, or until settlement on the sale of the bus garage.

Combined, the bus garage and Van Street lot can accommodate 310 spaces — 230 in the garage and 80 on the lot.

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News release issued at 1:05 pm, March 27, 2008.