The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Monday that additional tests are needed on Phase 1 of the Silver Line, focusing on software updates related to the Automatic Train Control System, before the project can be turned over to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

The Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee (DCAC) will meet on Monday, December 2, at 2:30 p.m. at:

The Center for Innovative Technology – CIT Complex
The Briefing Room (Level P-1)
2214 Rock Hill Road
Herndon, VA 20170

The meeting is open to the public.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will hold an emergency preparedness exercise on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately noon. A simulated aircraft accident will test the airport’s emergency response while providing hands-on training to airport and airline staff, hospitals, local jurisdictions and other emergency personnel. During the exercise, emergency personnel will respond as in a real emergency, including the use of sirens, firefighting equipment and helicopters.