#Latest news with #automatedMetroWashington Post18-05-2025BusinessWashington PostLocal leaders say they'll pay $5.6 billion to automate MetroA fully automated D.C. Metro in the next two decades is closer to becoming a reality, as local leaders found agreement at a region-wide meeting Friday on adding hundreds of millions of dollars in annual support to the system's coffers starting in 2027. But the idea of a regional sales tax to raise the funds was quickly rejected by local officials who said they would rather figure out where to find the money on their own.
Washington Post18-05-2025BusinessWashington PostLocal leaders say they'll pay $5.6 billion to automate MetroA fully automated D.C. Metro in the next two decades is closer to becoming a reality, as local leaders found agreement at a region-wide meeting Friday on adding hundreds of millions of dollars in annual support to the system's coffers starting in 2027. But the idea of a regional sales tax to raise the funds was quickly rejected by local officials who said they would rather figure out where to find the money on their own.
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