The overall cost of the Purple Line has gone up to $3.4 billion.
Under the terms of a new contract signed by a private consortium managing the project and contractors, major work on the 16-mile light rail line which will run through Riverdale Park and College Park is set to resume this spring.
But the price tag is now almost 75 percent more than the $1.97 billion initially budgeted by the state.
The cost increase came due to three lawsuits from Chevy Chase residents that ultimately failed in court, pandemic-related construction problems and cost overruns typical of transportation projects in the U.S.
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