WMATA: Silver Line Phase 2 Advances, Slated for Operational Testing Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The 11.4-mile Phase 2 extends the Silver Line from the eastern edge of Reston, Va., west to Washington Dulles International Airport and to Ashburn in eastern Loudoun County, Va. It includes six new stations and a rail maintenance facility.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority targets a late-summer handoff of the Silver Line Metrorail’s second phase to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
The Airports Authority has been managing construction of the 23-mile extension, formally called the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project, from Reston to Ashburn, Va. The 11.7-mile, 5-station Phase 1 opened for revenue service in 2014, connecting East Falls Church with Tysons Corner and Reston. (See map below.) The 11.4-mile Phase 2 extends the line from the eastern edge of Reston, west to Washington Dulles I
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FAIRFAX, Va., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announces that effective March 8, 2021, Larry L. Melton, Jr., PMP, has been named vice chair of the Dewberry Board of Directors. Melton was appointed to the board in 2019 and has been serving as an independent member.
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announces that effective March 8, 2021, Larry L. Melton, Jr., PMP, has been named vice chair of the Dewberry Board of Directors. Melton was appointed to the board in 2019 and has been serving as an independent member.
Larry L. Melton, Jr. PMP. Photo courtesy of Dewberry.
A year after breaking ground for Halley Rise, Brookfield Properties is still on schedule to finish the $1.4 billion project.
The 36-acre redevelopment project is set to open the first phase of its residential units in early 2022, and a Wegmans grocery store is expected to open before the end of 2022. Delivery of the first phase of offices for the project is expected in mid-2023, to align with market demand.
The mixed-use district in Reston is expected to be complete by 2026. Halley Rise will feature 1,500 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of office space, 250,000 square feet of retail, five acres of public open space and new public streets and infrastructure.
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Jasmine O. Wilson, Northern Virginia Veterans Administrative Support Housing (VASH) team leader, accepts VVA Chapter 227 credit card gift cards for VASH veterans and families in need of additional holiday financial support. This year, 56 veterans and their families benefitted from $6,675 in gift cards from Vietnam Veterans Chapter 227. In addition, a partnership between VVA 227 and MITRE Corp employees shipped 2,895 care packages to service members with an APO or FPO mailing address.
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