The FTA says no to the Tysons Corner Underground Transit Tunnel

The Federal Transportation Authority (FTA) has rejected the idea of building an underground transit tunnel through the Tysons Corner area stating that the proposed tunnel would cost more than the already approved above ground transit rail line.  This rejection is a setback for all those fighting to get the tunnel through Tysons instead of the rail.  The biggest loser is the Tysonstunnel.org group which was financed by The West Group and lobbied hard for the underground tunnel.  The biggest winner in this scenario is probably Congressman Tom Davis and Congressman Frank Wolf, as the $900 million in federal funding that they secured for the project may no longer be in jeopardy.  Read the article here.