White House Outlines Vision for Underground Visitor Screening Facility

The 33,000-square-foot facility proposed beneath Sherman Park would process visitors entering the White House and could open by mid-2028 if approved.

An excavator clears rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom. Eric Lee/Getty Images

The Trump administration is proposing an underground visitor screening center beneath a park near the White House as part of broader plans to modernize security and visitor access to the complex.

The plans include visuals of a 33,000-square-foot facility to be built beneath Sherman Park, southeast of the White House and just south of the Treasury building. They were submitted ahead of an April 2 meeting with the National Capital Planning Commission, which oversees federal construction.