“Our focus is on ensuring the Purple Line gets completed,” said Erin Henson, director of the office of public affairs for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), in a statement emailed to Construction Dive. “Even as settlement discussions continue, the state has to protect its interests and be ready for any and all scenarios on how we deliver the project.”
The private consortium and the MTA need to agree on who will pay $755 million in reported overruns caused by more than two years of delays by Aug. 22. The consortium has said it will terminate the $5.6 billion partnership unless the state pays for the overruns.
