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METROPOLITAN COURT

What: Courthouse for traffic and misdemeanor cases and arraignments in felony cases

Opened: 2004

Where: 401 Lomas Blvd. N.W.

Why? Part of a major expansion of Metro court

How much to build? About $60 million; adjacent parking garage cost $22 million

Problems? Mistakes and oversights in the original plan forced the Legislature to proved and additional $3.9 million in 2003. The parcel of land where the court sits was purchased for $5 million, well above its appraised value.

Architects: DCSW

Main contractor: Bradbury-Stamm

Who paid: Bulk of the project was funded through bonds that will be paid off with money from court fees and traffic tickets. An in-house panel of Metro Court judges and administrators oversaw the project.