OXON HILL, Md. — After the State of Maryland said it would build the Purple Line, but with less of its own money, both Montgomery and Prince George’s counties now say they will contribute more to the effort.
Prince George’s County officials agreed to put an extra $20 million of county money into the 16-mile light-rail project which would run from Bethesda to New Carrollton.
That means the county will now pay $120 million toward the project, which is projected to cost more than $2 billion, NBC Washington reports.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced in late June that the Purple Line would go forward only if the counties put in more money.
Montgomery County already agreed to pay an extra $40 million toward the project.
Despite the extra contributions, state officials will still need to fill funding gaps with the effort and negotiate federal funding.
