Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Va.: Tunnel Back On Table for Dulles Rail
Tunnel Back On Table for Dulles Rail
Cost Dispute Threatens To Delay Metro Project
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 26, 2006; A01
A proposal to build a tunnel under Tysons Corner for the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport has regained momentum but has created a major rift among the partners that threatens to delay the $4 billion project.
Last month, contractors ruled out a tunnel as too expensive compared with an elevated track, but others involved in the 23-mile extension say that the builders overstated the cost to avoid sharing the job with tunnel-building companies. The tunnel's proponents have succeeded in reviving its prospects, but time is running out for a change in plans, with applications for federal funding due next month and construction scheduled to begin this year.
Cost Dispute Threatens To Delay Metro Project
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 26, 2006; A01
A proposal to build a tunnel under Tysons Corner for the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport has regained momentum but has created a major rift among the partners that threatens to delay the $4 billion project.
Last month, contractors ruled out a tunnel as too expensive compared with an elevated track, but others involved in the 23-mile extension say that the builders overstated the cost to avoid sharing the job with tunnel-building companies. The tunnel's proponents have succeeded in reviving its prospects, but time is running out for a change in plans, with applications for federal funding due next month and construction scheduled to begin this year.
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