TysonsTunnel.org drops lawsuit
from Washington Business Journal
Does this mean the TysonsTunnel group has thrown in the towel? Perhaps an elevated rail is the only solution if this region wants any kind of metro line expansion.
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We have not thrown in the towel. The take or leave it argument has never been well received and is absurd. Great public projects will never be built if the public were forced to accept substandard options in place of those that respect the publics preference. Competitive bidding is good policy any way you look at it and will likely save hundreds of millions of dollars. The sooner we issue the RFP to the world, the sooner we will get the responses. We’ve spent 17 months arguing this point and USDOT and FTA appear to agree with us. The environmental considerations with FTA and competitive bidding take about nine months to complete and can occur concurrently. Elevated rail supporters continue to try and force a community to accept a ridiculous bridge through the heart of its business district without even looking at better options with popular support. If this continues, no progress is likely anytime soon. Furthermore, if elevated rail supporters insist that the toll road user finance the deal with no cap or limit on their contribution, deadlock is likely to continue and that’s not good for anyone.