Bringing transparency and accountability to the Silver Line project

The Aug. 6 editorial “A watchdog for the airports authority” failed to note that the construction on Metrorail’s Silver Line is progressing on time and close to budget estimates and that, until the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority assumed responsibility for the project, few thought it would ever be built.

The editorial correctly noted that more government funding, which we are pursuing, would mitigate rate increases on the Dulles Toll Road to help pay for the rail line — and that public trust is an important factor in securing this funding. To improve transparency, responsiveness and accountability to the public, the airports authority, as discussed in recent board meetings, is revising its policies for ethics, travel, contracting and other governance areas.

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We recently enacted a new Freedom of Information policy and established an Internal Control and Compliance Group to ensure proper adherence to procedures and competitive contract bidding processes, and we will announce additional changes in the weeks ahead. We also will cooperate closely and openly with the newly appointed accountability officer and with any government oversight programs.

The airports authority is committed to earning and ensuring the confidence and trust of the people we serve.

Michael A. Curto and John E. Potter, Washington

The writers are, respectively, board chairman and president and chief executive of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.