Tysons Update
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Opening of Phase 2 of the Silver Line Approaches Courtesy of Clark Construction
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s the opening of Phase 2 of the Silver Line approaches, commuters, business owners, developers and politicians continue to press for a timeline regarding passenger service. As Fairfax County supervisors Walter Alcorn (Hunter Mill) and John Foust (Dranesville) have recently learned, just about everybody who lives or works along the Dulles Corridor or in the Tysons area is anxious to know when they, their workers or their patrons can ride the extension that will connect Dulles International Airport to the entire region and drive economic growth. Rail project officials from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, managers of the project, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which will operator the expansion, and contractors Capital Rail Constructors and Hensel Phelps, are working to complete the remaining punch-list items, tests and documentation needed before WMATA accepts Phase 2 and begins pre-revenue activities required prior to passenger ser66
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vice. Business owners are anxious for new clients and shoppers, while developers , many of whom who have new residential and commercial structures ready for new tenants, are pushing counties for changes to pending plans. Jack Potter, CEO of the Airports Authority, says he understands that the public wants the system to be open as soon as possible. The project fits well with the Airports Authority’s mission of providing world-class transportation services and facilities, while fostering economic growth in the National Capital Region. “The completion of this extraordinary transportation infrastructure – stretching from Washington DC through one of the most vibrant regions in the country – is a testament to our federal, state and local leadership,” said Antonio Calabrese, a land use attorney with DLA Piper. Calabrese has represented many of the Silver Line’s most successful projects VIVARESTON.COM
