BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is ready to meet with the public over improvement projects that will delay light rail commutes in Baltimore.

MTA MTA Web site PDF: Double-Track Bulletin 866-RIDE-MTA TTY: 410-539-3497

Eight public meetings were scheduled at three locations regarding progress on the MTA's light rail double-track project.

MTA officials said they plan to discuss the following at each meeting.

• The start of a 20-minute schedule, between trains, effective Sept. 7. Service will operate more frequently than every 20 minutes between Linthicum and North Avenue.
• A new light rail route configuration with trains looping between Hunt Valley and Camden Yards, Cromwell Station and North Avenue and BWI Airport and Penn Station.
• Partial short-term operational shutdowns of portions of the light rail line beginning in the fall.
• Light rail shuttle service and regular MTA bus service routes during double track construction.

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Date, Time	Location
Tues., July 22, 6 p.m. Thu., Aug. 7, 6 p.m.	Pascal Senior Center 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie
Wed., July 23, 6 p.m. Wed., Aug. 6, 6 p.m.	Towson Library 320 York Road, Towson
Thu., July 24, 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mon., Aug. 4, 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.	State Office Building Auditorium 300 W. Preston St., Baltimore

On Monday, the MTA announced that the state will begin a $153 million project next month to upgrade Baltimore's light rail line. The project will last almost three years while the state adds another track to 12 miles of the light rail system.

When the project is complete, the entire 29-mile route will have two tracks, increasing the reliability and, potentially, the frequency of trains, officials say.

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