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As the chances for federal funding seem to get smaller, private funding is popping up as a solution. This of course brings more controversy to the project. Many oppose this method of funding by for-profit companies.

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It’ll be interesting to see what happens now. The project outlook seems a bit doomed at this point. Federal officials have doubts that the project will qualify for federal funding that it needs.

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The FTA met with local lawmakers and officials today about the fate of the proposed Silver Line. New concerns were brought up in addition to ones previously stated.

“I would say that they have concerns that are significant, many of which for the first time we are hearing,” Kaine said, without elaborating on what the federal government’s concerns are.

“All of these issues have been addressed through some form of prior FTA approval,” the lawmakers said in their letter. “We are concerned that FTA may be revisiting issues that were addressed months or even years ago.”

We should know the future of the Silver Line by the end of this month.

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Numerous sources close to the project — in congressional offices, the airports authority and state government — say their optimism soured in recent days as they began hearing from the FTA and Transportation Department officials.

Curiously, there is no mention of TysonsTunnel.org’s lawsuit against the FTA. If the plan is not approved, what will become of the utility line relocations going on? It looks as though the federal agencies might be in favor of other alternatives to the costly projects.

Some say the FTA has long been skeptical of expensive rail projects; in recent years, it has more often championed bus rapid transit projects.

We’ll have to wait to see what happens.

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Construction is slated to begin really soon.

Here is the official information from the Dulles Corridor Metro Project site.