Baltimore’s Red Line transit project remains stalled years after promise

Baltimore’s Red Line transit project has made little progress three years after Maryland Governor Wes Moore promised to revive it, WBFF reported. Despite earlier announcements that construction would begin in 2026 or 2027, the project remains stuck in the planning phase with no trains running or construction underway.

Spotlight on Maryland’s review of state spending shows at least $315 million has been spent on the proposal through fiscal year 2024. The latest six-year transportation plan includes another $96 million allocated for planning rather than construction, according to the report.

The project’s website indicates uncertainty about the mode of transportation the Red Line will ultimately use, with the light-rail option Moore mentioned in 2024 now being reconsidered. This leaves the future of the transit line unclear.

Opponents of the project, including Doug Mayer, a former senior adviser to Governor Larry Hogan, have expressed strong skepticism. Mayer described the project as a “fiscal time bomb” and doubted it would ever be completed.

The proposed Red Line would be a 14-mile transit route intended to improve transportation in the Baltimore area, but no firm opening date or construction timeline has been established as of now.