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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just saw on Wikipedia (yea, I know, gimme a break) that they think it might take until 2027 to open the purple line connecting bethesda to silver spring and college park.... how can that be?? ii was really hoping for 2023 .. at this rate, it will have taken less time to build the pyramids... [/quote]

OP, did you consider reading the article linked in the Wikipedia sentence, which would make it clear that the Wikipedia sentence was factually incorrect?

[i]Under the Maryland Transit Administration’s request to the Board of Public Works, the end of the consulting contract would be extended from mid-2023 to mid-2027 — the first time the MTA has signaled that the line’s completion is potentially four years behind schedule. The line was initially scheduled to begin carrying passengers in March 2022, but the consulting contract would extend about a year beyond any opening date.

However, Henson downplayed that timing, saying the Purple Line won’t have a new construction schedule and opening date until a new design-build team is chosen. She said the state is seeking the consulting contract extension to “ensure proper oversight” until after the line begins operating, but the team’s work “may very well not go through” 2027.
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