DC Convention Center Escalators

Name: HR Construction Group
Address: 10200 Old Columbia Road, Suite K, Columbia, MD, 21046, United States
Telephone: (301) 330-1650

Design/build escalator addition in largest convention facility in DC
Installation of 4 new escalators adjacent to existing escalators at 4 separate locations
Included renovation of existing interior public space
Partial demolition/replacement of two granite stairways and demolition of architectural walls
Construction of new escalator pits
Reinforcement of the pod floor structure by inserting a 30-ton steel truss beam
Modifications to existing glass guardrail systems
Installation of monitoring panel in Engineering Command Center
Job complexities included matching of existing escalator equipment, stone, glass rail, and other architectural features which had been installed 10 years prior