The bridge and trail have been designed to eliminate the need for residents of Cherry Hill to travel along unsafe pathways, including the light rail tracks, to access the Patapsco stop.
An agreement between MDOT, MTA, and Purple Line Partners will extend the contractual deadline for achieving Revenue Service Availability to Winter 2027.
The investment, a part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will improve transportation systems across the nation while creating good-paying jobs and boosting economic competitiveness.
The State of Maryland is providing $90 million in matching funds and allocating $127.6 million in federal formula funds to the project to complement the federal grant
Planned closures are scheduled between summer 2024 and summer 2026, with additional construction planned over the winter holidays.
The generational investment is the centerpiece of Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will modernize and transform an approximately 10-mile section of the Northeast Corridor.
The schedule change reflects delays in completion of utility relocation activities, the challenges and complexities of completing construction in a dense urban environment with significant pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and more.
The base term of the initial five-year contract with an agency budget of around $ 401M USD allows for two potential extensions in 2028 and 2033.
The new facility is set to be fully operational by mid-2023.
MV operated paratransit services for MDOT MTA between 2004 and 2019 and, since that time, has maintained responsibility for the Mobility Operations Control Center.
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