WTOP radio, 7/16/17:
Federal Transit Administration joins the effort to get Purple Line plans moving
WASHINGTON — The Federal Transit Administration has joined the Maryland Transit Administration in an appeals case in efforts to get the Purple Line project moving ahead.
The FTA and MTA are appealing a judge’s ruling requiring a new environmental study of the Purple Line project.
Purple Line NOW Vice President Greg Sanders tells WTOP it is good to have the FTA join MTA in this legal battle.
He says FTA experts have already weighed in in favor of the Purple Line and concluded that a delay is not necessary, and they don’t need to do additional studies.
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