Dulles rail negotiations a state secret

Documents that show some of the inner workings of contract negotiations for the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project apparently will never see the light of day, according to provisions within a 2004 agreement the state tried, unsuccessfully, to redact.

The comprehensive agreement that guides the entire 23-mile rail extension to Dulles Airport is posted on the rail project’s Web site. Completely blocked out, however, is the section covering the “design-build work” for the first phase of the rail. The Examiner will nevertheless be able to access the information contained in the chapter.