Politics & Government

LaHood to Get Rail Honor

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will receive award Tuesday from the Dulles Corridor Rail Association.

The Dulles Corridor Rail Association board of directors will present an award to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at its annual meeting Tuesday in Tysons Corner.

LaHood, who stepped in to form a compromise among stakeholders to reduce costs for the Silver Line's Phase 2 in 2011  and to keep Loudoun County from pulling out of the project in 2012, will also be the guest speaker at the event.
 
DCRA Chairman Del. Kenneth Plum and Vice Chairman Del, Thomas D. Rust will present the award to the Secretary, according to a news release. Fairfax County Board Chairman Sharon Bulova will provide welcoming remarks.

The Silver Line Phase 1 is on schedule and more than 80 percent completed. It is scheduled to open in December 2103.

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