Metro puts SmarTrip price drop on hold

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Metro riders looking forward to cheaper SmarTrip cards are in for a longer-than-expected wait.

Metro’s finance committee on Thursday discussed lowering the price of SmarTrip cards from $5 to $2.50 – a drop the Metro board of directors approved earlier this year – but could not agree on how to move forward with the price reduction.

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