Metro Updates: Adding Silver and Purple to the Mix
The Silver Line appears on a new map, but when might the Purple Line appear?
The Maryland Transit Authority has scheduled a series of five open houses to give updates on the status of the much-discussed Purple Line, according to a Washington Post story. The Purple Line is a proposed light rail extension of the current Metro system and would run for 16 miles between Bethesda and New Carrollton, connecting with the existing Red, Orange and Green Lines. Among issues that have been discussed is how the line’s construction would be funded. A February Post article stated that for Maryland to receive federal funding, the state must demonstrate that it can pay its half ($2.15 billion) of the costs. The gas tax and public-private partnerships have been talked about as possible sources of funding, but no decisions have been …
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10:11 am on Sunday, May 12, 2013
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