Maryland transportation officials are asking Montgomery County to chip in nearly $14 million in additional Purple Line costs.
That’s because the cost of building elevators to connect the new light-rail line with the Bethesda Metro station — a key element in the light-rail plan — has doubled under a state contract recently finalized with a team of private companies.
The additional costs add up to a net $13.8 million after other contract savings are factored in.
The state’s $5.6 billion Purple Line contract, which is expected to be approved by the state’s Board of Public Works in April, puts the cost of building a second entrance at the south end of the Bethesda Metro station at $113.2 million — more than double the state’s estimate of $55 million.
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