Great news! Friday night, the FTA filed an updated analysis that found that the Purple Line's projected ridership still justify the project under a variety of scenarios about Metrorail's future. The next step is 28 for court filings after which Judge Leon's will rule on whether he accepts the FTA's expert analysis. If he does, then groundbreaking should follow shortly thereafter.

FTA says Metro’s impact on Purple Line’s ridership doesn’t warrant new study.
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