To celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month this October, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is shining a light on its Art in Transit program, which incorporates distinctive visual and performing artworks into the Metrorail system. This [...]
Structural steel erection work is complete on the north and south sides of the Dulles Airport Station. The steel will support louvers on the north side of the station and the glass windscreen on the south side facing the main [...]
Silver Line Phase 2 crews have been working hard to build a series of stormwater ponds to collect and treat water runoff along the alignment. There are 15 stormwater management facilities positioned all along the rail alignment –which runs [...]
Work underway at Dulles International Airport will give the future Metro station at Dulles Airport a shape that mimics the airport’s main terminal. The windscreen will not only protect future rail passengers from winds, it will create a dramatic [...]
Airports Authority Focusing on Safety and Quality as Contractors Fall Behind Schedule Questions are flowing into the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project office regarding the possible completion and opening date of Phase 2 of the Silver Line. Both contractors missed [...]
As 2020 approaches, the owners, builders and future operators of Phase 2 of the Silver Line from the Wiehle-Reston East Station to Ashburn Station are working to ensure construction completion so that commuters by this time next year can [...]
Ridership Grows at Silver Line Stations Ridership at two of the four Silver Line Metrorail stations in Tysons Corner is soaring. Mixed-use developments are springing up, filling the skies with creative architecture. New businesses are opening, along with a [...]
Here’s a close-up of the Herndon Station. It is is being constructed by Capital Rail Constructors, a joint venture of Clark Construction LLC and Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., as part of of the Silver Line extension to Dulles Airport [...]
Dynamic Testing Continues as Contractor Tackles Some Challenges Construction of Phase 2 of the Silver Line continues to progress. When completed, it will connect the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station to the final six stations in the project, terminating in [...]
The adage “If you build it they will come” has been proven once again. This time it applies to the Wiehle-Reston Metrorail Station and the developer who about five years created a mixed use development adjacent to the station. [...]
