Connolly said Rail to Dulles will improve the quality of life for thousands of Northern Virginia commuters and provide substantial benefits to the region’s economy. 

“The 23.7-mile Dulles Rail Project promises to transform commuting patterns in the Dulles Corridor and across the entire region,” Connolly said. “At the same time, it will add hundreds of new jobs to the local labor market over the five-year life of the project and pump billions of dollars into our economy.”

The 11^th District Congressman said the positive economic impact on our region is expected to total more than $4.5 billion over the next five years, including direct expenditures on salaries, goods, and services, and tertiary expenditures on housing, food, retail purchases, and other services.

The Dulles Rail project was one of Connolly’s top priorities during his 14-year tenure as Fairfax County Board Chairman and district supervisor. Noting that the project was first discussed 47 years ago, Connolly said, “The Dulles Rail Project underscores the long and arduous process of building a transportation project of this size.”

Connolly offered accolades to former Senator John Warner, Congressmen Frank Wolf and Jim Moran, Governor Tim Kaine, and former Governor and now Senator Mark Warner “for their unwavering support for Rail to Dulles.”