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"Nowhere near done" seems like a bit of an exaggeration, given that the link at the top of your linked page suggests that it's over 3/4ths done[1]. It's also,
by woodruffw 2y ago
"Nowhere near done" seems like a bit of an exaggeration, given that the link at the top of your linked page suggests that it's over 3/4ths done[1].
It's also, to my understanding, not grade-separated in various important places. I was in College Park two weeks ago and saw lots of at-grade development on the line, which presumably gets bogged down by Route 1 and the other high-traffic roads nearby.
(This isn't to imply that the construction isn't slow or inefficient; it's almost certainly both of those things.)
[1]: https://purplelinemd.com/media/jdwhz3kj/purple-line-press-release_dynamic-testing.pdf https://purplelinemd.com/media/jdwhz3kj/purple-line-press-re...
- rayiner 2y agoThe last 10-20% of these projects always takes surprisingly long. The 2027 opening date is already looking questionable: https://wjla.com/news/local/purple-line-construction-project-open-date-delay-winter-2028-2027-mdot-maryland-transportation-administration-businesses-prince-georges-montgomery-county-transit-partners-report https://wjla.com/news/local/purple-line-construction-project.... And it was supposed to open in 2022.
- pfdietz 2y agoThe 80/80 rule of project management: the first 80% of a project takes 80% of the time, and the other 20% takes the other 80% of the time.