Rail Extension Construction Underway

Construction of Phase 1 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project is underway with construction efforts concentrated in Tysons Corner where preparations for construction of a short tunnel, the beginnings of station foundations and installation of the first pier to support the guideway are taking place.

Officially, construction started in March of 2009, after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood committed $900 million in federal funds to the project, signing a Full Funding Grant Agreement with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the manager/owner that is responsible for constructing the 23-mile extension of Metro’s existing Orange line from East Falls Church west to Dulles Airport and Loudoun County. The line is being built in two phases. Click here to see route map >>

Phase 1 of the Dulles Rail Project will run from the East Falls Church Metro Station westward with four stations in Tysons Corner to Wiehle Avenue at the eastern edge of Reston.

Headquarters for Phase 1 construction has been set up in the heart of Tysons Corner along Route 123, between Tysons Boulevard and International Drive. By late Fall, construction will begin all along the Dulles Toll and Connector roads, including the Wiehle Avenue Station area and the I-66/Dulles Toll Road merge area.

Phase 1 construction is to be completed in mid-2013. Revenue service will begin in late 2013.

The Dulles Metrorail Project is being built in two phases. Phase 2 has six stations maps Construction and funding plans are being finalized. Phase 2 will open in 2016.

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