\ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The board that runs Reagan and Dulles airports will get an update on the multi-billion dollar plan to extend the region's Metrorail system through Tysons Corner to Dulles and Loudoun County.

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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has been under pressure to find ways to reduce the cost of the Metrorail expansion, which it also oversees. A board committee will discuss the project Wednesday morning.

Also on Wednesday, the board will discuss a proposal from Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., to overhaul the board's structure and add five new members. Under Wolf's plan, Virginia would appoint all of the new members and gain control over a majority of the board's seats. Maryland, the District of Columbia and the president all appoint board members as well.