# @nbcwashington on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdTtuRuismq
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-15T12:33:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

## Caption

Capital One Arena in downtown D.C. remains a construction zone, but owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment is ready to welcome basketball, hockey and music fans again beginning Friday.⁠
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Monumental wants to make sure fans are aware of the ongoing work they’ll encounter when they arrive at the arena.⁠
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“I think in a perfect world we would have snapped our fingers and made it happen all over the course of one summer, but that just wasn't a reality,” Monumental President of Venues Jordan Silberman said.⁠
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Fans will want to be ready for scaffolding and pedestrian protected walkways.⁠
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There’s a new main entrance to the arena. It's still on F Street, but it's closer to the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, and it will be bigger, wider and easier for fans to get through, Monumental says.⁠
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But fans will have to navigate a lot of construction before getting to the door.⁠
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There's equipment, workers on the job, scaffolding and covered sidewalks around the building.⁠
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The season kicks off Friday with Garth Brooks. Concerts, NHL and NBA will continue, but fans will need to build in extra time to get through the mess.⁠
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The payoff will be a $1 billion makeover with a new exterior and improvements that will elevate the experience for fans from street to seat.⁠
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