The development consortium managing Maryland’s $2-billion Purple Line light-rail project can withdraw from its public-private partnership contract with the state, a Sept. 10 state court ruling says.
Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller, who issued a temporary restraining order last month keeping Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) on the job at least through Sept. 14, ultimately agreed with the consortium’s argument. He ruled that "clear, direct and absolute" contract language gave either side the right to unilaterally terminate the agreement once delays exceeded one year.