The Federal Transit Administration has approved the final design phase of the long-sought extension of Metro to Dulles International Airport, but the FTA won’t commit any federal funds for actual construction until the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority ensures it has sufficient funds to cover risks and prove the project will be completed on time and within budget. 

The schedule shows a 2012 completion date for phase 1, which would extend the new "Silver Line" from the East Falls Church Metro station on the Orange line in Arlington County to Wiehle Avenue in Reston. The second phase is expected to be done in 2015 and would extend beyond the airport into Loudoun County.

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