THE STATUS AND PROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTING THE NATIONAL VISITOR CENTER: DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE INTERIOR. NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

The National Visitor Center project in the Nation's Capital was authorized by the Congress in 1968 to provide visitors with tourist services and parking. After nearly 9 years, the project is incomplete and has evolved from a plan for the Government to lease the facility into a complex financial and management arrangement. This report describes the problems encountered during development and construction of the National Visitor Center.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1977-4-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; City planning; Conflict (Psychology); Construction; Cost engineering; Cost overruns; Costs; Development; Financial responsibility; Financing; Historic preservation; Litigation; Management; Measures of central tendency; Parking; Parking facilities; Passenger terminals; Planning; Problem solving; Project management; Recreational facilities; Scheduling; Tourists; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Agreements; Projects
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Centers; Construction problems; Overruns
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; History; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166374
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PSAD-77-93
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM