Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Dulles Rail Project Moving Toward March Construction Start

The Dulles Metrorail Project, a new 23-mile transit line connecting Northern Virginia to the rest of the region, is moving into its final phase. The Federal Transit Administration is expected to soon forward a recommendation of approval to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters and to the Office of Management and Budget for a final decision, which would be a significant milestone for the project.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) previously announced construction has been approved to start on March 2, 2009 at a renegotiated contract price of $1.63 billion. Ownership of the Dulles Toll Road was transferred from the Commonwealth of Virginia to MWAA on November 1, 2008.

The project will be built in two phases. The first phase will extend Metro from the Orange Line between East and West Falls Church stations to Wiehle Avenue and includes four stations in Tysons Corner. The expected completion date for Phase 1 is July 31, 2013. Phase 2 would extend Metro through Reston and Herndon to Dulles Airport and Route 772 in Loudoun County.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is committed to bringing rail to the Dulles Corridor, and is continuing to work with all of its partners to ensure the timely completion of this project.

For more information about this project, visit the MetroRail webpage by clicking HERE.
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2 comments:

  1. Allen MuchnickJanuary 14, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    "The Dulles Metrorail Project, a new 23-mile transit line connecting Northern Virginia to the rest of the region.." How interesting! Aren't Vienna-Fairfax, Franconia-Springfield, Alexandria, and Arlington part of Northern Virginia and already connected to the rest of the region by Metrorail?

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  2. Allen MuchnickJanuary 14, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    "The Dulles Metrorail Project, a new 23-mile transit line connecting Northern Virginia to the rest of the region...". Interesting how the Dulles Corridor is conflated with all of NoVA. Aren't Vienna-Fairfax, Franconia-Springfield, Alexandria, Arlington, etc. also part of NoVA and already connected to the rest of the region via Metrorail?

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