Tag Archives: Purple Line
New Labor Dispute Poses Risk to Purple Line Construction
With construction set to begin in earnest later this summer, the new construction team brought in to bring the much-delayed light-rail transit line faces a risk of a labor dispute that could slow things down. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, transit, transportation
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Managers of the public-private partnership behind the 16-mile light rail line say the most heavy duty work that drivers would notice won’t start until late summer. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, transit, transportation, University of Maryland
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Under the terms of a new contract signed by a private consortium managing the project and contractors, major work on the 16-mile light rail line which runs through Riverdale Park and College Park is set to resume this spring. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, Riverdale Park
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, transportation
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Amazon Helps Build New Affordable Housing Near College Park Metro
Amazon is helping fund a new affordable housing apartment complex near the College Park Metro station. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park
- Tagged apartments, Atworth, College Park Metro, housing, Purple Line
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Construction on the Purple Line Slated to Resume This Spring
Construction on the Purple Line is slated to resume this spring after delays caused by lawsuits, pandemic-related construction problems and cost overruns. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, Riverdale Park
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, transportation
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Maryland has chosen a new contractor who is slated to resume construction of the Purple Line by next spring. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park, Riverdale Park
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, transit, transportation
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With all the new growth and development on the corridor, Route 1 has become much more walkable in recent years, but more could be done, especially to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge
- Tagged mass transit, Purple Line, roads, transportation
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