Dulles Rail faces new bids – The Wash. Examiner
Del. Dave Albo, R-Springfield and Del. Joe May, R-Leesburg inserted language into a budget bill that would force the first leg of the Silver Line to be rebid. Given the shady way the project was put together, that sounds reasonable.
This was from Saturday:
2 Top Republicans Try to Jump-Start Dulles Rail Plan, Raising Some Hopes – The Post
An encouraging sign:
Minority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) sent Transportation Secretary Mary Peters a letter this week, saying: “It is vitally important that this project move forward. Open dialogue between Virginia and the Department of Transportation will make certain that lawmakers are best able to alleviate the burden of increasing traffic congestion and transportation demands across the entire national capital region.”
It is good to see someone from outside of Virginia getting involved too.
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