Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority officials announced Thursday they have declared substantial completion for work by Capital Rail Constructors (CRC) on Phase 2 of the Metrorail Silver Line extension project.  The work by CRC, a joint venture led by Clark Construction Group and Kiewit, is a key component of the project to extend the region’s Metrorail public transit system to Dulles International Airport and beyond.

Statement from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority President and CEO Jack Potter on the passing of former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton:

"Former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton presided over the founding of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority as its first chairman of the board when it was formed in 1986 to operate Washington National and Dulles International airports under a 50-year lease from the federal government.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced today the appointment of Mamie Mallory and Timothy Poole to its Board of Directors. Both are appointees of the governor of Maryland.