Executive recommending deferring $100M for trail tunnel, Metro entrance By Dan Schere |
March 7, 2021
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This story was updated at 3:55 p.m. on March 7, 2021, to include comments from County Executive Marc Elrich
County Executive Marc Elrich’s request to have the light-rail Purple Line single-tracked in a downtown Bethesda tunnel is drawing criticism from some County Council members.
Elrich has asked state transportation officials to consider using one track instead of two through the tunnel into the Bethesda station. The change would save the county the $54 million of construction for a second tunnel running parallel to house the Capital Crescent Trail.
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