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MEDIA ADVISORY:
TYSONS TUNNEL RALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Attendees will hear the latest news and benefits of tunnel vs. elevated-rail
at community event

Tysons Corner, Va. (February 8, 2007) – TysonsTunnel.org—a diverse and unprecedented coalition of community, private-citizen and business groups—will hold a public, family-friendly rally on Saturday, February 10 to raise support and awareness of the major movement to build a Metrorail tunnel under Tysons Corner.

During the rally, attendees will be updated on the benefits of competitive bidding for construction of a tunnel under Tysons Corner as opposed to the current plan to sole-source construction of elevated-rail through the growing business, residential, and shopping district. These benefits include significant taxpayer cost-savings, considerable construction time-savings and a massive reduction of traffic-inducing construction impacts. Attendees also will hear the latest news from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) about the status of funding the project and meet leaders of the TysonsTunnel.org coalition, elected public officials, other community and business leaders as well as concerned citizens who support building a tunnel for the Metrorail extension through Tysons Corner.

The family-friendly event will include food, games and other activities for kids and adults. It is free and open to the public. Members of the public interested in attending should RSVP at http://www.tysonstunnel.org.

Who:                 

• TysonsTunnel.org Leaders                                   
• Elected Public Officials
• McLean/Tysons Community Leaders
• McLean/Tysons Concerned Citizens

Speakers:

• Scott Monett, president of TysonsTunnel.org
• Congressman Jim Moran
• Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerry Connolly
• Virginia State Senator Janet Howell
• Virginia Delegate Chuck Caputo
• Virginia State Senate candidate Chap Peterson
• Virginia House of Delegates candidate Richard Sullivan
• Virginia House of Delegates candidate Margaret Grant Vanderhye
• Fairfax County Supervisor Linda Smyth (Providence)

What:

• Public, Family-Friendly Rally for a Metrorail tunnel under Tysons Corner

When:

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, February 10

Where:

• The Atrium at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
  9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court
  Vienna, Va. 22182
  Telephone: 703-255-3631

Why:

• To update concerned citizens and the general public on the status of the project, to review why a Tysons tunnel is a cheaper and a better option, and to continue to build widespread grassroots support for competitive bidding and the tunnel option.

TysonsTunnel.org represents an unprecedented coalition of community associations, small businesses, environmental groups, landowners, civic groups, homeowner associations, major corporations and private citizens calling for competitive bidding of the design-build work for a Tysons tunnel and the Metrorail extension to Dulles Airport.

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Alan Greilsamer / Communications Resources, LLC
Phone: (703)760-7007 office / (703) 201-2508 mobile
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