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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I've been away for many years and just flew into Dulles on a business trip back to DC for the first time in nearly a decade. I saw the new construction for the Metro station, but was utterly shocked to see the location.

Why the heck is it so far from the terminal? That's an absolutely ridiculous hike with luggage. I'm shocked it's not on top of the hourly parking or even directly linked into the terminal. Was there any controversy when they build this?

Just makes no sense. [/quote]

Transit advocates lobbied hard for it be in the airport but WMATA said it was too expensive.[/quote]
WMATA doesn’t care about the cost. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is paying for the Silver Line expansion and they decided it was too expensive to spend $100 million to move the station 500 ft. And they’re right.[/quote]

I believe the cost was $300 million and where they ended up putting it was a good idea.   It's a 5 minute walk.[/quote]

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