Metro Execs Received $3.1M in 2011

As Loudoun County moves closer toward the last of many decisions about whether to participate in the project to extend Metro’s Silver Line to Dulles Airport and, as currently planned, to Ashburn, The Washington Post reported today that Metro’s top 16 executives received $3.1 million in salaries in 2011.

Meanwhile, groups are forming to persuade supervisors either to or the project.

The best current estimates appear to pin the cost to Loudoun around $262 million for construction, plus ongoing operation and maintenance costs, estimated at $20-$30 million a year. The construction money includes Loudoun’s share for Phase 1 of the project, which ends at Wiehle Avenue in Reston.

In addition, Loudoun must try to find a way to either pay for or have the private sector pay for three parking decks in the county. Otherwise, those costs, estimated at $150 million, go back into the project and Loudoun must pay its fair share, 4.8 percent. And garages in Fairfax County, as well as the Route 28 station are that county's responsibility, and also revert back to the project if not done.

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