Location of control room could delay Dulles rail, Washington Post, May 9, 2011

By Kafia A. Hosh

Officials building the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport are appealing a Fairfax County decision that they say would delay the first phase of the project by about eight months and cost up to $300,000 a day in penalties.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which is supervising the rail project, is seeking approval for the location of a control room to manage the switches and signals that would transfer trains from the Orange Line to the extension, commonly known as the Silver Line.

The County Board of Supervisors is set to hear the appeal Tuesday. . . .

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