Politics & Government
Warner Joins Chorus Calling for Dulles Metrorail Cost Cuts
U.S. Senator joins the debate over the $2.5 billion Dulles Metro Project
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) expressed his opinion about the that is estimated to cost $2.5 billion, according to most recent figures, in a letter to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).
In the letter, Warner writes that project costs should be cut by 15 percent and building the station at aboveground as opposed to underground should be an option. Fifteen percent equates to about $375 million, or slightly more than the anticipated cost of building an underground station at the airport.
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