The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority continues with final work on Phase I of the Silver Line Metrorail service. The new line runs from East Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue on the eastern edge of Reston with four stations in Tysons (McLean Station, Tysons Station, Greensboro Station, Spring Hill Station) and one Reston station (Wiehle-Reston East Station).
Silver Line Phase I is now 96% complete. Project completion was originally scheduled for December 31, 2013, but has been delayed several weeks. The Wiehle garage is 99% complete and was recently tested with simulated Connector bus operations. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority now projects that service will commence on the Phase I Silver Line in early 2014.
Phase II is projected to be completed in 2018. This final 11-mile section of the Silver Line includes six stations: Reston Town Center, Herndon, Innovation Center, Dulles International Airport, Route 606 and Route 772. In May of this year, the design and construction contract was awarded to Capital Rail Constructors, a joint venture of Clark Construction Group and Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.
Also, metro has launched a new website, www.silverlinemetro.com, to provide information on the Silver Line. The site will be updated frequently with new service details, destinations, and partner information. If you have additions to suggest or links you would like Metro to include, please email your comments to
For construction-related emergencies including noise, please use the project HOTLINE at 877-585-6789. For further information about the project, please visit the project website at www.dullesmetro.com or call 703-572-0506.
For more information about the Metro Silver Line project, please contact Benjamin Wiles in the office of Supervisor John Foust at
