State board approves $250M Purple Line settlement
Initial claims from project contractors totaled $800M
December 16, 2020 | 9:31 pm
December 18, 2020
Maryland is moving on from the legal feud and litigation over cost overruns and delays with the Purple Line light rail project with a settlement of $250 million.
The payment is part of the litigation settlement with the project’s contractors and will allow the state to pursue a new design-build contractor to continue the public-private partnership (P3).
Gov. Larry Hogan said the payment was worthwhile to keep the project moving, considering the contractor’s insistence on being paid $800 million to cover cost overruns.