Plans to build a 24-mile rail transit spur to northern Virginia's Washington Dulles International Airport have moved forward, with approval by Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board. The board's vote on Dec. 19 was unanimous. The project's cost was estimated about two years ago at $3 billion.Click here to view map
Todays action by the CTB is a significant step toward the actual development of an extended Metrorail line, said Virginia Transportation Secretary Whittington Clement. But major hurdles remain, especially lining up funding from financially strapped state and county governments and gaining approval from the Federal Transit Administration.