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Article: Agency Takes Over Dulles Toll Road Operation; Change Will Have Little Effect on Commuters, Airports Authority Officials Predict
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- The Washington Post
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- October 1, 2009
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The governing body of Reagan National and Dulles International
airports officially takes over the operation of the Dulles Toll Road
from Virginia on Thursday in what officials say should be a seamless
transition for road users.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which is managing
the construction of the Metrorail extension to Dulles, is using toll
revenue from the highway to help pay for the $5 billion project.
The decision to transfer the road was controversial. Rail
advocates had objected to the idea of an unelected regional body,
the airports authority, setting tolls on a state-owned highway.
Opponents also protested Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's decision to
transfer the road ...