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Maryland Purple Line Light Rail Project

Sector: Rail • Location: Maryland, United States

Source: Washington Times

Project
Delayed

A light rail project in Maryland originally estimated to cost $2.4 billion and begin service in 2022, now estimated at $5.5 billion and delayed to 2027, representing a $3.1 billion cost overrun.

Status
Failure
Sector
Rail, Government
Location
Maryland, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Washington Times

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The project “Maryland Purple Line Light Rail Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Maryland, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Washington Times.

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delayed

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Failure

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2026-07-22

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A light rail project in Maryland originally estimated to cost $2.4 billion and begin service in 2022, now estimated at $5.5 billion and delayed to 2027, representing a $3.1 billion cost overrun.

Original sector

Transportation

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Maryland

Source

Source

Washington Times

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Sector

Rail, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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