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Officials Vow to Monitor Rate Structure

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Officials from Fairfax and Loudoun counties signaled Wednesday night that they would push the regional airports authority to justify its proposed toll increases on the Dulles Toll Road while they and authority leaders lobby Congress for additional federal funds for a planned Metrorail extension. Read story and 3 comments »

Fees Likely To Double on Dulles Toll Road by 2012

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The cost of driving on the Dulles Toll Road is likely to double over the next three years to help fund Metrorail's $5 billion expansion in Northern Virginia, officials with the agency in charge of the road and the rail project announced yesterday. Read story and 10 comments »

Dulles Rail Project Gets Stimulus Money to Limit Its Debt

Friday, May 8, 2009

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $77.5 million in federal stimulus money toward the construction of a Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport. Read story and 3 comments »

Dulles Rail's Completion Date Delayed

Finish of the Second Phase Expected in December 2016

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The second portion of the Silver Line, Metrorail's much-anticipated 23-mile extension to Dulles, will not be completed until at least December 2016, a year after the original end date, transit officials said today. Read story and 9 comments »

Rail Funds Reinvigorate Developers In Loudoun

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Fresh off the federal government's recent agreement to fund the first phase of Dulles rail, developers in Loudoun County have revived long-dormant plans for hotels, convention centers, shops and housing on property that surrounds the future Metro stops. Read story and 11 comments »

Officials to Formalize Funding for Dulles Metro Extension

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

U.S. transportation officials will seal their commitment to a long-planned extension of Metro to Dulles International Airport at a ceremony today in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is to sign a formal agreement to provide $900 million in funding considered crucial to the project's success. Read story »

New Rules Now, Says Task Force On Tysons

Developers Are Eager To Incorporate Metro

Monday, Dec. 8, 2008

Landowners, developers and members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors say there is new urgency to move forward with ambitious plans to transform Tysons Corner now that federal transit officials have approved a Metrorail line to Dulles International Airport, including four stations in the heart of Tysons. Read story and 1 comment »

It's Too Early to Celebrate Extension, Some Caution

Initial Federal Approval Came After Many Setbacks

Friday, Dec. 5, 2008

In eight years, the Bush administration has not rejected a single transit project once federal regulators have granted initial approval, as they did this week to the long-awaited Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport. Read story and 3 comments »

Silver Line To Dulles Wins Golden Federal Okay

With Key Agency's Reversal, Final Approval Is Expected

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008

Federal regulators have approved a long-awaited extension of Metrorail to Tysons Corner and Dulles International Airport, virtually assuring construction of a $5.2 billion project that regional leaders say is crucial to ease congestion and spur economic growth in Northern Virginia. Read story and 1 comment »

Control of Dulles Toll Road in New Hands

Monday, Nov. 3, 2008

The governing body of Reagan National and Dulles International airports has assumed control of the Dulles Toll Road from Virginia, a key step toward building the proposed 23-mile Metrorail extension between Falls Church and Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »

The Tysons Lunch Bunch

More Traffic at Midday Than in Morning

Friday, Oct. 24, 2008

So many workers drive to lunch in Tysons Corner that it has created a third rush hour during the middle of the day that actually exceeds the morning rush. Read story and 3 comments »

Transfer of Dulles Toll Road To Airport Agency Is Upheld

Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

A state judge in Richmond dismissed a lawsuit yesterday that had challenged the transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the authority that runs Reagan National and Dulles International airports, clearing the way to use toll revenue for an extension of Metrorail to Dulles. Read story »

McCain Pledge Sought for Dulles Rail Project

Vote on Metro Funding Upset Va. Leaders

Monday, Oct. 6, 2008

Virginia congressional leaders are lobbying Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to make a commitment, before next month's election, to support funding for extending Metrorail to Dulles International Airport. Read story »

FTA Move Bolsters Dulles Project

Go-Ahead Given To Start Metrorail Extension Work

Friday, Aug. 22, 2008

Federal officials have offered another signal that a $5.2 billion Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport is on track to receive federal funding by the end of the year, giving project officials the green light to begin construction in the heart of Tysons Corner. Read story »

Dulles Updates Its People Movers

AeroTrain's Dual Agenda: Improved Service and a Vote for Metro Link

Monday, Aug. 18, 2008

Dulles International Airport officials today showed off a new fleet of rail cars that will eventually replace the airport's fleet of 1960s-era "mobile lounges" in transporting passengers to gates. Read story and 3 comments »

Metrorail Construction Costs Soar $54 Million as Project Pushed Back

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The cost of the proposed Metrorail line through Tysons Corner jumped by $54.million yesterday, reflecting rising construction costs as state and federal officials continue to haggle over the project. Read story and 1 comment »

Va. High Court Revives Dulles Toll Road Suit

Proposed Metro Extension Hits Another Snag

Saturday, June 7, 2008

A proposed extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, already on precarious footing, was dealt another setback yesterday when the Virginia Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit to go forward challenging plans to use Dulles Toll Road receipts to fund construction. Read story »

Dulles Metro Extension Still Faces Hurdles

Focus Now on First Phase Of Dulles Metro Extension

Sunday, May 4, 2008

The future grew brighter last week for the proposed Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport, but many questions remain — especially about the phase of the project that would bring the much-anticipated rail line into Loudoun County. Read story »

Dulles Rail Still Has Miles to Go, Hurdles to Clear

Friday, May 2, 2008

As business and political leaders celebrate the revival of the proposed extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport, those responsible for building, operating and paying for the new line face a cold reality: The project could still fail. Read story »

Metro Extension Plan Revived, But Officials Include Provisions

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Federal transportation officials revived a long-sought Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport yesterday, but they attached daunting conditions, including a demand for a major influx of cash into the Metro system. Read story »

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