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funding grant agreement” awarded by the Federal Transportation Administration in the past 20 years for a heavy rail project. But in an interview with Leesburg Today this week, Wolf was quick to recall that getting a transit rail system beyond the beltway did not come without its bumps. It was 1997 when the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation initiated a study on the feasibility of the project. “That was one of many,” Wolf said. “I think there were five studies…and with each one, it became clear that this was a good idea.” Wolf initially advocated a bus rapid transit system because it would have cost less. But in 2002, the Fairfax County
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M o r e o n c o n n e c t i n g L o u d o u n t o S i l v e r L i n e o n P a g e 17 t was March 1976 when Frank Wolf held a campaign event at the Rosslyn Metro Station, and afterward he took one of the first rides on the then-brand new rail system. Now, 38 years later Wolf will be on one of the first trains pulling out of the Wiehle-Reston East Station when the first phase of the Silver Line opens Saturday. “That will be quite the ride,” Wolf (R-VA-10) said. The 33-year congressman worked with state leaders and former U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-VA) to secure $900 million in federal dollars for the Silver Line extension. The sum makes up 16 percent of the overall $5.6 billion cost of the twophase project and is the second largest “full
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ment tool for Loudoun, and we want to give residents every opportunity to use it,” said Paul Mounier, the county’s new transit manager who helped develop Fairfax County’s Silver Line bus plan before being hired to manage Loudoun’s. A new, 300-space park and ride will open in Ashburn starting July 28, and will offer 11 morning and 12 evening runs to and from the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station. The lot sits at the intersection of Loudoun Station and Gramercy drives next to the Home Depot, and will serve as the main parking lot for the future Rt. 772/Ryan Road Metro station, which will be the end of the line for the rail’s second phase. Continued on Page 14
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