Dulles Rail (Alliance Priority)
(Updated March 2010)
Alliance Position:
Extend Metrorail to Tysons, Reston, Dulles Airport and Eastern Loudoun County in a manner equitable to users and land owners. Expand bus transit as demand warrants until the rail extension is complete.
For a project description, including funding, click here.
Current Status:
Construction has begun in the 11-mile Phase 1 alignment that includes the Dulles Connector Road, Routes 123 and 7 in Tysons Corner, and in the median of the Dulles Airport Access Road/Dulles Toll Road from Route 7 west to Wiehle Avenue.
Preperations for the construction of a short tunnel, station foundations and the installation of the first pier to support the guideway are underway.
Click here for the project's next steps.
For background and contact information, click here.
Recent History:
- On October 10th, 2009, the Western Alliance for Rail to Dulles (WARD) announced that it had secured the support of owners of 51% of the commercial property in the Dulles Corridor to form the Phase 2 tax district. For more information on WARD and the tax district, click here.
- On March 10th, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood signed a formal agreement committing $900 million in federal funds to Phase 1 of the project.
- On May 12, 2008 the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the MWAA to advance the project into Final Design. This action released $159 million in federal funds to be used for:
Reimbursement of third party preliminary engineering costs
Continuing with utility relocations
Final Design Work
Project administration
Maintenance of traffic efforts
Engineering and design of rail car
For an extended history of the project, click here.
For More Information:
Go to www.dullesmetro.com
Call 703-572-0506
For past Alliance Alerts regarding Dulles Rail, click here.