The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $3.4 billion contract Wednesday that will allow full-scale construction to resume on the Purple Line this spring.
The 16.2-mile, 21-station light rail system that will run between New Carrollton and Bethesda is now expected to open to riders in fall 2026.
The Maryland Department of Transportation announced earlier this month that it had selected Maryland Transit Solutions to complete the project.
With approval from the Board of Public Works, the full cost of the broader public-private partnership agreement to build and operate the line is now $9.3 billion. The original P3 agreement inked in 2016 had an estimated cost of $5.6 billion.
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