Opponents of Maryland’s Purple Line are appealing a federal judge’s recent decision to throw out their third lawsuit against the light-rail project.
In a filing Friday, the opponents’ lawyer notified the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt that he was appealing the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond.
Briefs are scheduled to be filed by lawyers on both sides this summer.
The appeal adds more uncertainty to the Purple Line project as the contractor and the Maryland Transit Administration argue over which side should pay for construction delays, including those allegedly caused by the opponents’ first lawsuit. The contractor said May 1 that it would quit in 60 to 90 days because of years-long disagreements with the state over who should pay for cost overruns related to construction delays.
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