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  • Sep 18 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Announces Schedule for Fall 2024 Community Advisory Team Meetings

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration today announced the fall 2024 Purple Line Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings will be held from October 1 to 29.

  • Jul 11 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Maryland Transit Administration Unveils First Purple Line Light Rail Vehicle

    The Maryland Transit Administration and the Purple Line project team today celebrated the arrival of the first Purple Line light rail vehicle.

  • May 24 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Silver Spring’s Talbot Avenue Bridge Opens, Connecting Communities in Montgomery County

    TAB Group Shot

    The Purple Line team, local elected officials and the communities of Lyttonsville and North Woodside gathered to commemorate the opening of the redesigned Talbot Avenue bridge. After a 6-year closure, the new bridge represents a significant pedestrian and vehicle connection for the Silver Spring area and symbolizes a milestone for the project.

  • Apr 17 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Announces Schedule for Spring 2024 Community Advisory Team Meetings

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration today announced the spring 2024 Purple Line Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings will be held from May 2 to 23.

  • Mar 01 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Maryland Transit Administration and Purple Line Transit Partners Announce Updated Opening Date for Light Rail Line

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration and Purple Line Transit Partners today announced they are seeking Board of Public Works approval of a modification to the Purple Line Public-Private Partnership Agreement that extends the contractual deadline for achieving Revenue Service Availability to Winter 2027.

  • Jan 31 | 2024
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Transit Partners Selects 6 Outstanding Organizations to Receive Initial ‘Beyond the Rails’ Community Grants

    Purple Line Transit Partners (PLTP) has selected six exceptional organizations to receive its initial group of Beyond the Rails community grants. 

  • Sep 14 | 2023
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Announces October and November Community Advisory Team Meetings

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration today announced the next round of Purple Line Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings will be held in October and November.

  • Jul 14 | 2023
    Press Releases

    Maryland Transit Administration and Purple Line Transit Partners Reach Agreement on Revised Opening Date for Light Rail Line

    The Maryland Transit Administration and Purple Line Transit Partners today announce they are seeking Board of Public Works approval of a modification to the Purple Line Public-Private Partnership Agreement that extends the contractual deadline for achieving Revenue Service Availability to Spring 2027.

  • Jan 23 | 2023
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Announces Community Advisory Team Meetings to be Held Next Month

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) today announced the next round of Purple Line Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings will be held next month.

  • May 31 | 2022
    Press Releases

    Purple Line Announces June Dates for Community Advisory Team Meetings

    The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) today announced that seven Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings are scheduled in June.