Maryland’s governor promised to deliver east-west transit to a city that’s waited more than two decades for it. But it’s still up in the air whether it will be light rail or a rapid bus system.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will announce Thursday plans to build the multibillion-dollar Red Line in Baltimore on an expedited schedule, setting an ambitious timeline to revive an east-west transit way whose abrupt cancellation in 2015The defunct 14-mile project — designed in large part to link isolated, high-poverty neighborhoods with regional jobs centers — will need to be reimagined and has many hurdles to clear to start construction by 2026 or 2027, as Moore plans.
Key questions remain about how the project will be paid for and what it will entail — including whether it will be light rail as originally envisioned or a rapid bus system. But Moore, who campaigned on building the Red Line, plans to start community meetings next month for feedback on those questions ahead of seeking federal funding by the end of next year, according to Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld.
Wiedefeld said the state also must realign the Red Line’s path given the development that has happened in the corridor since it was designed, and consider whether to stick with costly plans to tunnel under downtown. He said it was too soon to determine the revamp’s cost, but estimated it would be “several billions.”“We’re not reinventing the wheel here,” he added.Back in 2015, the $2.
But then-governor Larry Hogan canceled it a few months into his first term, calling the plan “a wasteful boondoggle” and sending earmarked resources to transportation projects
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