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Our January newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on Admas International Market, and an interview with Moad Sheikh, Purple Line Safety Program Manager.

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. 

Our November newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on Kook Kai’s Thai Noodles, and an interview with Julia Cornejo, MTS Construction Apprentice.

Our November newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on Jamaican Country Kitchen, and more. 

Our October newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on iHeal Wellness, an interview with Purple Line Community Outreach Liaisons Rena Johnson and Stephanie Villegas, and more. 

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

Fall 2024 Progress Update

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

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.

Our September newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on Total Automotive, an interview with the Purple Line interns, and more. 

Summer 2024 Progress at the University of Maryland

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