Supervisors Stevens Miller and Andrea McGimsey braved the rain Aug. 3 to
celebrate the groundbreaking of Dulles World Center, a mixed-use retail and
residential project at the intersection of Innovation Avenue and Route 28 in
Sterling.

Upon completion, Dulles World Center will comprise 4.1 million square feet of
office space in 11 buildings; 400,000 square feet of retail space; 1,300
residential units and a 350-room full service hotel. Construction on the
center’s interchange began immediately.

The interchange and all road improvements are privately funded by the
developer, Dulles World Center, LLC, and are expected to be finished in late
2012.

Dewberry is the project designer/engineer and Shirley Contracting will serve
as general contractor.

Dulles Word Center will also be short walk to the future Route 28/CIT Silver
Line Metrorail station—that is, if the Metro makes it past Reston.