The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors Wednesday approved a $15.5 billion addition to its capital construction budget to fund the transformation of Washington Dulles International Airport. The board action expands a construction program already underway at Dulles, which is the nation’s fastest-growing international gateway airport, to modernize the 60-year-old airport for the future. The additional funding increases Dulles’ forward-looking construction budget to $19.9 billion over 15 years.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO Jack Potter and Board Member Trent Morse joined President Trump, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and other administration officials in the White House Oval Office to announce a $20+ billion initiative to transform Washington Dulles International Airport into a world-class gateway to the National Capital Region that will proudly serve the traveling public for decades to come.

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The agreement recognizes growing commerce and tourism between the U.S. and China