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$69 Million In Engineering Funds Set Aside For Purple Line

The Washington Examiner reports on Maryland's first funding commitment to the contested light rail line.

Maryland has set aside $69 million in state transportation funds for engineering of the , a proposed light rail line that would stretch from Bethesda to New Carrollton with stops in College Park, the Washington Examiner reported this week.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) announced the allocation Thursday. The announcement comes after federal transit officials gave the go-ahead in October for the contested project to .

It marks the state's first budget commitment to the light rail line, the Examiner reported.

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The total cost of the project is estimated at $1.925 billion, the Washington Examiner reported. It's slated to open in 2020, with construction beginning in 2015.

Read the full story at the Washington Examiner.

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