Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), in close coordination with the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), announced financial close, which secures funding for the remainder of construction as well as for future operations and maintenance.
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Apr 14 | 2022Press Releases
Purple Line Reaches Financial Close, Full-Scale Construction to Resume Late Spring and Summer
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Jan 26 | 2022Press Releases
Board of Public Works Approves Purple Line P3 Agreement Modification with New Design-Build Team
The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) today unanimously approved a modification to the Purple Line Public-Private Partnership Agreement (P3 Agreement) with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), and Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) to select Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS) as the new design-build team to complete the Purple Line light rail project.
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Nov 05 | 2021Press Releases
Purple Line Transit Partners Selects Design-Build Contractor to Complete Purple Line
Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), in close partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), has selected Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS) to complete the Purple Line.
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Mar 03 | 2021Press Releases
Purple Line Transit Partners Short-Lists 3 Design-Build Contractor Teams
Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), working in close partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), announced the short-listing of three highly-qualified design-build teams to compete for the contract to finish the Purple Line.
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Jan 08 | 2021Press Releases
PLTP Takes First Step in Procuring a New Design-Build Contractor
In collaboration with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) today took the first step in engaging a new design-build contractor to complete the project.
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Nov 24 | 2020Press Releases
MDOT & PLTP Reach $250 Million Agreement
The State of Maryland and its partners – Meridiam, Star America and Fluor - today announced they have reached a $250 million agreement that settles all outstanding financial claims and terminates the current litigation between the parties regarding the Purple Line project.
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Jan 21 | 2020Press Releases
MTA Purple Line Celebrates Winners of Elementary School Art Contest
Students from four elementary schools who turned images of the Purple Line rail project into award-winning art will have their work reproduced on banners displayed at project sites near their schools, the Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) announced.
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Dec 20 | 2019Press Releases
MTA Purple Line Model LRV Tour
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has launched a tour of its model Purple Line Light Rail Vehicle (LRV), offering groups the opportunity to host the 7-foot-9-inch display.
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Sep 04 | 2019Press Releases
MTA Purple Line First Rail Advisory
Governor Larry Hogan and representatives from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) will take part in a ceremony to announce the installation of the first section of track for the $5.6 billion Purple Line Light Rail system between New Carrollton and Bethesda.
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Jul 30 | 2019Press Releases
MTA Purple Line Glenridge Beam Release
Less than two years after Governor Larry Hogan broke ground on the Purple Line project, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and concessionaire Purple Line Transit Partners held a topping-out ceremony today, completing framework of the 170,000-square-foot Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF).