Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at Risk – The Post
Concerns over the contractor chosen to build the Silver Line, connecting Loudoun County and West Falls Church via Dulles Airport and Tysons, has put the project in jeopardy. Oddly enough, the contractor in question is not named in the article, but looking at a previous story on the subject indicates the contractor is Bechtel. Unfortunately, Bechtel was the primary contractor on Boston’s Big Dig, notorious for massive cost overruns. Maybe shrouding the whole process in secrecy has backfired.

I am really annoyed that this is going on. I’m mad at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which plans to build the line. I’m mad a Virginia for not being upfront throughout the process and I’m mad at the federal government for dragging their feet too.

I do thank Adrian Fenty, mayor of Washington D.C. and Martin O’Malley, governor of Maryland, for supporting the project (The Wash. Examiner) though.

I think and hope this project is an “when, not if” situation, but I’m getting frustrated.

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