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Chamber Urges Region To Fight for Rail to Dulles

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by The Loudoun Extra

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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Officials from the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce said they are helping lead an effort to mobilize Northern Virginia businesses and residents to fight for the survival of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport.

“The Dulles Corridor Rail Project is more than just the most crucial link in the transportation network serving the Washington, D.C., region. It is perhaps the most vital regional transportation project that also serves our [country’s] homeland and national security interests,” chamber President Tony Howard said in a statement Monday. “For these reasons alone, federal transit officials must reconsider their apparent decision to deny the limited federal share that this project requires.”

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