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Purple Line or Purple Disaster? How Maryland’s $9 Billion Transit Boondoggle Became the Punchline of State Planning
The WMATA Purple Line project in Maryland, initially estimated at $2.4 billion, has escalated to nearly $9 billion, suffering serious delays and mismanagement under both Democratic and Republican leadership. This has harmed local economies and revealed failures in planning. A structured overhaul of infrastructure processes is urgently needed to restore public trust.