Dulles’ Metro station will be underground, despite the extra cost.

In a somewhat surprising move, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board voted today to build an underground station for the Silver Line, WTOP reports. The station will be next to the terminal, instead of above ground next to the parking garage, as MWAA staff were recommending.

While the garage is not far, members reacted to concern from Metro that ridership and long-term revenue would be lower as a result. This will cost $250-300 million more, and some state and local officials in Virginia are already criticizing the decision.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.