Virginia lawmakers who support adding swift-moving buses in the Dulles corridor instead of rail are intensifying their push as a planned Metro extension falters.


The Federal Transit Administration says the northern Virginia rail project won't qualify for critical federal funding without major changes.

Republican Senator Ken Cuccinelli of Fairfax is among those who favor buses. He says they would be far cheaper than rail and can cover a wider area.

But Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce president Bill Lecos says buses wouldn't move as many people as rail and wouldn't create an opportunity to redesign sprawling Tysons Corner.

-- Information from: The Washington Examiner, http://www.examiner.com