Future Of Moorefield Station and Dulles Metrorail Uncertain

The future of Moorefield Station and the new government center is uncertain due to the potentially bleak outlook of the Dulles Metrorail project, according to the Loudoun Times-Mirror. This comes after reports that the Federal Transit Administration said they will no longer fund the project over concerns regarding the areas’ economic stability and the contractor chosen to build Moorefield Station.

Loudoun County narrowed the site for the new 500K square foot government center to either Moorefield Station or one of two sites in Leesburg. The two Leesburg sites are The Village at Leesburg on Route 7 and Oaklawn, north of Leesburg Airport. With the latest news, those who favor Leesburg are rejoicing.

Even if the metrorail project doesn’t happen, Moorefield Station will be built. It’ll just be on a smaller scale with up to 4 million square feet of commercial space and 3500 homes being eliminated.

As far as the $240 million the county set aside for the project, it remains untouched.

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