The problem-plagued second phase of the $2.8-billion Silver Line rail project in Northern Virginia has come under fire from the agency that will own and operate the transit line upon its completion.
An interim report issued March 5 by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Inspector General criticized the project’s funding and oversight agency, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), and its design-build contractors for a flawed quality management program that failed to fully investigate core causes of ongoing problems such as malfunctioning surge arrestors and failures in safety-critical portions of track.