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On Purple Line, a mezzanine 20 times as expensive as planned
Eight years in, the light-rail line isn’t finished and projected costs have doubled. The cost of a new mezzanine alone has jumped from $2.4 million to $52 million.
Maryland’s Purple Line construction costs continue to balloon
The long-awaited project is running five years behind schedule and more than $4 billion over its original $5.6 billion budget ...
Purple Line mezzanine costs soar to $52M, impacting Montgomery County transport plans
The Purple Line will be a 16-mile light rail system that will run between Bethesda in Montgomery County and New Carrollton in ...
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Latest issue with Maryland’s Purple Line project leads county official to blast former governor
An official in Montgomery County, Md., has blasted management of the ongoing and much-delayed Purple Line light rail project, ...
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‘How are we going to survive?’: Downtown Silver Spring businesses suffer from Purple Line construction
With more than two years left until the expected completion of the Purple Line, Negussie is not sure if her business – the ...
County Executive Marc Elrich sounds off on Purple Line project
The Purple Line is a 16-mile light rail system that will extend from New Carrollton to Silver Spring and Bethesda. It is not expected to open until 2027. During a media briefing on Tuesday, County ...
MDOT taps engineering firm for Purple Line oversight role
The Maryland Department of Transportation has an international firm to serve as oversight engineer of the delayed Purple Line ...