The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a USD 900 million federal grant agreement for the Maryland Purple LRT project. The light rail line will make travel across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties faster and more reliable for thousands of Maryland residents, improving access to major business and activity centers in the state’s most populated counties.
“The Purple Line is a great example of what can be achieved when federal, state and private partners work together. Combining U.S. Department of Transportation resources with private funds, this project is well on its way to transforming public transit in urban Maryland,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said.
The 26 km line will connect major activity centers in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma-Langley Park, College Park, and New Carrollton to three Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail lines. The project includes the construction of 21 stations, two vehicle and maintenance storage yards with shop facilities and the procurement of 25 articulated LRVs.
In March 2016, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) signed the USD 5.6 billion P3 contract with the Purple Line Transit Partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the light rail system. MDOT will be the owner of the project and its selected private partner, Purple Line Transit Partners, will implement the project on a design-build-finance-operate-maintain basis.
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