Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority News

The Arlington County Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to build a new firearms training facility for Arlington law enforcement officers.

Last week, we told you that the opening date for the first phase of Metro's Silver Line may have been pushed back to January after concerns over a contractor's use of the Automatic Train Control system on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

Metro's Silver Line may be slightly delayed, and officials say they are now looking at a January 2014 opening.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing June 26 about designs for a two-lane expansion of Route 606 between Evergreen Mill Road and the Dulles Greenway.

A notice on the FAA website says "ground stop program in affect for all arriving flights to IAD, DCA, & BWI due to weather.

Metro's Silver Line was expected to open this December, but a top official at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority now tells WTOP that the official launch date will not be until early next year.

That Washington Flyer cab you're taking out of Washington Dulles International Airport just might not be the real thing.

Check out these photos of Greensboro and Spring Hill Metro stations as they near completion before the Silver Line's official launch in Dember 2013.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has hired a contractor to fill in a portion of the Potomac River and move a runway at Reagan National Airport to bring it up to federal safety guidelines.

Christine Chmura works from her Shockoe Slip offices. This photo is one of several images that Chmura makes available for news and press releases on her website.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in the US has selected the Capital Rail Constructors joint venture for the second phase design and construction of the $1.2bn Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project.

HOV Violators should think twice before taking the restricted lanes in Virginia and Maryland on Thursday: May 23 is the Capitol Region HOV Awareness Day.

Fairfax County took the first step Tuesday toward applying for a joint $1.9 billion federal loan that will help finance about a third of the total costs for the Silver Line.