U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy canceled more than $26 million in FRA grants for the 40-mile Baltimore–Washington maglev line after chronic delays and cost overruns.
Light rail project in northern Washington D.C., suburbs, now five years behind its original target, needs more time and money for the team to finish the job.
Spain-based firms anticipate reaching commercial and financial close on contract for reconstituted P3 project completion in February, with full-scale construction set to begin soon after.
Construction of Maryland’s Purple Line light-rail transit system will continue as scheduled, at least for now, following a federal appeals court ruling that frees Maryland from having to update the project’s environmental studies.
Three-judge panel ruling, which allows construction of $5.6-billion Purple Line to restart, was close to an Aug. 1 state deadline to decide the project's future.