Virginia Commuter Rail Extension Cost Estimate Balloons
Engineers are going back to the drawing board to offset the $800-million surge in the cost of a first-phase Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit commuter rail extension into Northern Virginia.
Dulles Transit Partners, a joint venture of Bechtel, San Francisco, and Washington Group International, Boise, released the preliminary engineering cost estimate on June 25. The estimated $1.5 billion for the first 11 miles of the 23-mile project is 60% over the original estimate, which was $1.45 billion for the full route.