The final cost was $103.7 million with the federal government and private land owners each contributing $25 million and the D.C. On November 20, 2004, the station opened as the 84th station, and first infill station, on the Metro system. The change was made to reflect its location near both Florida Avenue and Gallaudet University. While still under construction in January 2004, the station name was changed from New York Ave to New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U. Since it was constructed along an existing line, its construction resulted in some delay for trains traveling on the Red Line during the construction of a double crossover switch. In May 2002, Metro awarded a design–build contract to the joint venture of Lane Construction/Slattery/ Skanska for the design and construction of the station. Williams and D.C.'s Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton present for the festivities. The groundbreaking for the station occurred on December 16, 2000, with Mayor Anthony A. With funding secured, physical construction could commence. The remaining costs would be split with $34 million coming from the District and $25 million coming from special tax assessments for the surrounding commercial properties. With an estimated cost of $84 million to complete in October 2000, the federal government approved $25 million for its construction. 5-mile (0.80 km) radius of the proposed station by being charged special tax assessments. The money would be collected from all commercial property owners within. In February 1999, the major property owners in the vicinity of the proposed station agreed in principle to contribute approximately $25 million in private financing for the project. By 1996, however, the idea of a Metro station at New York Avenue was being proposed as part of greater improvements of New York Avenue between Downtown Washington at the Maryland state line. The station was not originally built with the rest of the Red Line the segment of the Red Line containing the site of this station opened in 1976. Additionally, a portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail was completed as part of its construction. The station opened under the name New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U on November 20, 2004, as both the system's first infill station and the first to be built with a mix of public and private funds. The station is within the NoMa neighborhood, which is both residential and commercial, and the station itself is in a commercial district on Florida Avenue. NoMa–Gallaudet U is located near the intersection of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. It serves the Red Line, and is situated between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood stations. It is located on the same embankment as the Amtrak tracks into Union Station. NoMa–Gallaudet U is an elevated, island platformed station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro system.
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