Four cranes loom beside the Dulles Toll Road, overlooking the Reston traffic and what will be the new Wiehle Avenue Metro station.

The cranes are at work on what developers say is the largest building project east of the Mississippi River — at least six residential, parking and office towers overlooking the Wiehle station, which is expected to open in late 2013 with Metro’s Silver Line.

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