Editorial: Dulles rail line is Gov. McDonnell’s transportation test, Washington Post, April, 16, 2012

By Editorial Board, Published: April 16

SIX YEARS AGO, then-Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) jump-started the Metro system’s Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and points west, a massive project whose first phase is chugging toward an on-time, on-budget finish. Will Mr. Kaine’s successor, Robert F. McDonnell, now kill it halfway to completion?

That’s the question facing Mr. McDonnell (R) in the wake of his decision to deny critical funding to Dulles rail, one of the nation’s biggest infrastructure ventures. Even though it is vital to the Washington region’s economic vigor, to the airport’s success and to Virginia’s future, the state has all but turned its back on helping to pay for it. . . .

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