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The original 1L/19R was re-designated 1C/19C. It was the first new runway to be built at Dulles since the airport's construction. On June 6, 2011, the airport received its first Airbus A380 flights when Air France introduced the A380 on its nonstop from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport during peak season. [9]
[4] [5] It opened to Dulles employees on January 20, 2010, and to passengers on January 26, 2010. [6] The system mostly replaced the mobile lounges which transport passengers from the concourses to the Main Terminal. [4] The system cost about $1.4 billion, and the project also included the construction of a new security screening mezzanine.
The Dulles project adds 100 megawatts of solar generating, plus 50 megawatts of battery storage, enough to power about 37,000 homes. It is expected to create 300 jobs and be completed by 2026.
Phase 2 included the construction of the rail infrastructure, stations, pedestrian bridges to the stations, systems, and entrance pavilions, as well as the aerial tracks at Dulles Airport. A rail and maintenance yard on 90 acres (36.42 hectares) of airport-owned property was also built to serve the needs of the entire Metro system.
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Construction began in March 2009 for an extension to Dulles Airport to be built in two phases. [29] The first phase, five stations connecting East Falls Church to Tysons Corner and Wiehle Avenue in Reston, opened on July 26, 2014. [30] The second phase to Ashburn opened November 15, 2022, after many delays.
The funding and planning of Phase 2 through Dulles Airport continued while Phase 1 was being constructed. In 2012, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 4 to extend the line to Dulles Airport and into the county. [5] On April 25, 2013, the Phase 2 contract was issued at a cost of $1.177 billion. [6]
Unofficial Washington Metro system map with the Dulles extension. While construction of Phase 1 to Wiehle–Reston East was under way, the funding and planning of Phase 2 through Dulles Airport continued. This included the adoption of a special taxing district by the Town of Herndon [68] and a public planning forum. [69]