The U.S. units of Spain-based global contractors Dragados and OHL were selected to take over construction of Maryland’s Purple Line, replacing the Fluor-led team that last fall departed the troubled $2.25 billion project in a dispute with state transportation officials over payments snd schedule delays.
Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), the private consortium managing the 16-mile, 21-station light rail system for the Maryland Dept. of Transportation under a 30-year construction, finance and operations concession, said the process of finalizing a design-build contract with the team and an amended P3 agreement is underway, according to a statement.