D.C.-Airport Rail Funding Decision Delayed
A decision on the fate of federal funding for the D.C.-Dulles rail link has been deleayed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters. This delay may keep hopes for federal funding of the project alive.
"At the request of U.S. Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), Peters agreed over the weekend to delay a decision. She also said she would work with Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to try to resolve differences over the cost and management of the proposed 23-mile Metrorail extension, Warner said."
"The extra time has given state officials some hope that the rail line might receive federal funding and move ahead. But the list of issues to resolve remains formidable, and the Federal Transit Administration has shown no signs of giving in."
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