| Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley | ||||||
| Bethesda, MD...Aug. 5,
2013--Gov.
Martin O'Malley, joined by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and local officials,
announced almost $650 million in transportation investments for
Montgomery County. |
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O'Malley and Brown announced
that the Purple Line (+),
a
light
rail
line
which would connect the Bethesda and New Carrollton
Metro lines at a cost of $2.2 billion, will be constructed by a public
private partnership. |
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| The announcement drew a number
of protesters concerned about the Purple Line's impact on the Capital
Crescent Trail;
others are skeptical of projected ridership figures. Gov. O'Malley, who is term-limited in 2014, is seen as a potential 2016 presidential candidate. |
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