Rail Projects Get Big Bucks from Maryland Governor

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Republican Gov. Larry Hogan says the state will contribute $168 million to the planned Purple Line rail system in the Washington suburbs instead of nearly $700 million.
 
The governor says the counties of Montgomery and Prince George's will have to put up more money for the 16-mile light-rail project. The total cost is estimated at $2.45 billion.
 
Hogan gave a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss transportation infrastructure.
 
He says a light-rail project in the Baltimore area, called the Red Line, will not happen as proposed. He says of that $2.64 billion proposal, "We can do better." The 14.1-mile, east-west light rail would have connected Woodlawn in Baltimore County with downtown Baltimore.