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Article: Dulles Corridor Rail Extension Backed; Critics of $3 Billion Proposal Say Bus Rapid Transit Was Unfairly Rejected
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- The Washington Post
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- October 11, 2002
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The team of officials from Metro and Virginia studying ways to
bring transit to the Dulles corridor yesterday recommended extending
Metrorail to Tysons Corner and Dulles International Airport at a cost
of $3.2 billion.
The recommendation, made after an environmental study and a seven-
month public hearing and comment period, will now be weighed by the
two agencies responsible for making the decision -- the Commonwealth
Transportation Board and Metro. They are expected to decide by
December and, if the option is backed, seek federal approval.
The recommendation, which carries considerable weight, was quickly
slammed by critics who argued that Metro skewed the environmental
study in favor of ...