Federal transportation officials unveiled a series of nearly insurmountable hurdles for the planned expansion of Metrorail to Dulles airport on Thursday that look all but certain to kill the project, calling the track far too expensive and uncertain to receive a crucial infusion of funding.
The Federal Transit Administration has rejected nearly all of Gov. Tim Kaine’s last-ditch cost cuts and harbors deep concerns over the ability of airport officials to manage the project and Metro’s ability to maintain it, according to FTA Administrator James Simpson.
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