"Northern Virginia’s growth shows no signs of slowing. So two congressmen from our area, Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran, have introduced the “Northern Virginia Metrorail Extension Act,” which would study extending the Orange line to Centreville, the Yellow line down Route 1 to Fort Belvoir, and the Blue line down I-95 to the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge." Washpost
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As an Alexandrian I heartily endorse such a long term plan. In the city of Alexandria we have the daily spectacle of cars pouring through our streets in a flood twice every work day. The pressure of this traffic is steadily increasing. State and federal government need to act on this proposal. Much of the traffic is the daily commuting of federal workers to Washington.
At the same time consideration should be given to extending the Virginia Railway Express Manassas line to Strasburg Junction over existing track. pl
