Va. Transportation Secretary hints at federal funds for Dulles rail, Loudoun Times, November 13, 2012

By Trevor Baratko

Securing federal funds for the second phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project looks “very promising,” Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton said Tuesday.

“We’re working with [the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)] and [Loudoun and Fairfax] counties on the TIFIA loan. We think that looks very, very promising,” Connaughton said at a Dulles Area Transportation Association event in Herndon. “Also, we’re looking at some options at the state level about the opportunity we may have to put some additional money into the project.” . . .

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