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Metro To Discuss Growth Plan With Transit Riders
Metro will answer questions about the transit system's 30-year growth plan Thursday in Falls Church.
Transit riders will get a chance to review Metro’s 30-year growth plan with Metro officials this week at a meeting in Falls Church.
The recently-released, $26 billion plan calls for running eight-car trains across the Metrorail system, upgrading bus service, adding new rail tunnels and pedestrian tunnels in downtown Washington, DC, and other changes.
* See also: Metro Momentum Offers Expansive Plans for System's Future
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Metro general manager Richard Sarles told The Washington Post that the infrastructure upgrades are necessary to keep up with the region's growth.
“Now is the time for the region — with Metro in the lead — to begin talking about projects that make the most sense for making long-term investments," Sarles told The Post.
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The only meeting in Virginia is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, 7130 Leesburg Pike, in Falls Church.
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