WaPo: Contractor says Silver Line is complete; MWAA now has 15 days to decide

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By Lori Aratani, Published: February 7


The contractor building the first phase of the Silver Line submitted documents Friday saying that construction and testing on the rail line is complete, officials said, setting the stage for Metro to take control of the rail line as early as this month.

It will now be up to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to review thousands of pages of documents to see if it agrees. It will have 15 calendar days to decide.

Metro officials, who will manage and operate the Silver Line, also will take part in the review, although they have not yet taken charge of the rail extension.

“We have a daunting task to complete within the next two weeks,” said Pat Nowakowski, executive director of the rail project. “We have to be very thorough to ensure that everything that is required to be there is there.” ......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/contractor-says-silver-line-is-complete-mwaa-now-has-15-days-to-decide/2014/02/07/4ac7bba8-9023-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html

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1. woohoo!

I feel my property values rising!