Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP), together with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), has selected Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS) as a Design-Build contractor for the Purple Line PPP project in the USA.

MTS is formed by Dragados USA Inc. and OHL USA Inc., and the team has offered the best value. The next steps in the procurement process include finalizing contracts as PLTP advances efforts to secure required financing. The authorities are planning to return to the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) with the selected contractor, replacement design-build contract and updated PPP Agreement.

Once the project is approved by BPW, commercial and financial close is anticipated in February 2022. After that MTS is expected to mobilize and resume full-scale construction of the Purple Line. The project is a 16-mile, 21-station light rail line providing rapid transit service between New Carrollton in Prince George's County and Bethesda in Montgomery County.