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

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.

Summer 2024 Detours

• 67th Avenue at Riverdale Road Intersection Closure July 2024
• Baltimore-Washington Parkway Exit and Entry Ramp Detours July 2024
• Spring Street Bridge Detour June 2024
• Rivertech Court Detour June 2024
• Dale Drive and Wayne Ave. Detour 2024

Vehicular Detours

• Long-Term Closure of Arliss Street
• Long-Term Closure of Ellin Road
• Long-Term Closure of Bonifant West

Pedestrian Detours

• Long-Term Wisconsin Avenue
• Long-Term Georgetown Branch Trail
• Long-Term MARC Access
• Long-Term Sligo Creek Trail

This summer the Purple Line continues its momentum, recently celebrating a major milestone: the opening of the newly designed Talbot Avenue Bridge!

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.

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.

It’s mid-May and our 2024 spring series of Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings are in full swing.

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.

Our April newsletter includes exciting photos across the alignment. Purple Line stations taking shape and visible track are some of the most recent milestones indicating that Maryland’s newest light rail system is making progress!

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.