The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project will bring a new Metrorail line from the East Falls Church station on the Orange Line, through Tysons Corner and Reston, to Dulles International Airport and into Loudoun County.
Dulles Transit Partners, LLC (DTP) is a joint venture of Bechtel Infrastructure, Inc. and Washington Group International - two of the world's leading engineering, construction and project management companies. DTP is the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's design-build contractor for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.
Dulles Metrorail Project Gets FTA Support
April 30 --The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that the agency plans to move the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project into the Final Design stage of FTA's New Starts Process. FTA will commit $158.7 million to use toward completion of a financial plan, construction plans, detailed engineering specifications and cost estimates, and other technical requirements.
For details, review the following documents here.
Stay Informed:
TRAFFIC ADVISORY for Immediate Release May 22, 2008:
Utility Relocation on Route 7 Service Road
Section of Service Road to be closed for several weeks
Motorists who use the service road along the south side of Route 7 in Tysons Corner are advised that a section of the road from Marshalls Drive to Route 123 will be closed for approximately four weeks beginning May 27. Both east-bound and west-bound traffic in this section of the service road will be blocked for utility relocation in preparation for the future construction of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Access to all businesses, including Koons Chevrolet and the Marshalls Shopping Center will remain open, but motorists should stay alert for changing routes. Variable message signs and construction barrels will be placed in the area to alert motorists to traffic pattern changes on the service road and into businesses. The work will be done weather permitting.
For emergency utility construction-related issues, the public should call the 24-hour-a-day HOTLINE at 877-585-6789. For general Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project information visit: www.dullesmetro.com or call 703-572-0506.
The project is being managed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.