Local, state and military officials on Tuesday celebrated the imminent construction of the National Coast Guard Museum behind Union Station. After a decade of derailments, the latest estimates suggest the glass doors to the estimated $150 million museum could open in 2026. Association Board of Directors Chairwoman Susan Curtin credited almost 7,000 private donors with raising $48.3 million so far toward the association’s $50 million goal. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that oversees the Coast Guard, credited himself with securing a matching $50 million in federal funding to keep the floundering project afloat. That leaves the museum association with the task of raising another $50 million. Fazio said the board of directors plans to allocate funding for the next phase of construction in early 2025 to complete the exterior and interior of the building.
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