Keirce sees Metro’s extension into Loudoun as a pivotal hook to bring new businesses to the area, and he fully supports the project.
“I’m 100 percent certain it will be completed,” he said. “It’s important not only to the region but to the federal government.”
In a recent meeting with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Keirce learned that while Phase 2 does not have any federal funding currently, Sec. LaHood promised that the federal government would assist in some way with Phase 2 – likely through low-interest federal loans.
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Patch is really coming into its own. Readers of the article who want to see with their own eyes just how true Cliff's remarks about the new Broad Run district really are should view the two maps at my blog post about this article.
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