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  • Jan 22 | 2025
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    Capital Crescent Trail Bridge over Rock Creek

     

    Crews placed the Capital Crescent Trail bridge truss over Rock Creek and the Rock Creek Trail in December. The bridge employs an inverted truss design, meaning support structures are hidden underneath the bridge instead of above in a traditional truss. This design was chosen to maintain sightlines along the creek, and it gives the bridge a unique look from below. 

     

  • Oct 14 | 2024
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    Business Spotlight: Casa Blanca Bakery

     

    Check out the Purple Line's Business Spotlight video for Casa Blanca Bakery.

     

  • Oct 03 | 2024
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    Purple Line Progress - Fall 2024

    Fall 2024 Progress Update

     

    Check out construction highlights from across the alignment following a busy summer of progress.

  • Sep 12 | 2024
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    Summer 2024 Progress at the University of Maryland

    Summer 2024 Progress at the University of Maryland

     

    Purple Line crews installed embedded track, reopened Campus Drive, completed a new bike lane and more.

  • Jul 11 | 2024
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    Maryland's Purple Line Reaches Major Milestone as LRVs Arrive

    Maryland's Purple Line Reaches Major Milestone as LRVs Arrive

    On July 11, the Purple Line team, along with local elected officials and business leaders, welcomed the first Purple Line light rail vehicles to Maryland. Click here to read the press release.

  • May 17 | 2024
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    Purple Line Progress - Spring 2024

    Purple Line Progress - Spring 2024

    Maryland Purple Line Senior Project Director Ray Biggs II provides a spring 2024 progress update. Momentum is advancing construction across the 16-mile alignment between Bethesda in Montgomery County and New Carrollton in Prince George's, marking significant milestones along the way.