#purplelinemd — Public Fediverse posts

➡️Mark Your Calendars⬅️
Virtual Public Hearing on the Purple Line MD Sidewalk Proposal for the Long Branch Station in Silver Spring,MD to be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30pm.
🌟Details▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/correction-virtual-public-hearing-purple-line-sidewalk-proposal-long-branch-station-silver-spring-held-tuesday-june-23 #montgomerycountymd #purpleLineMD #purpleline #mta #mdcommuters

🟣🚶‍♀️NEW🚶‍♀️🟣
On Thursday, June 25, at 6:30pm, MCDOT will hold a virtual public hearing to discuss the proposed sidewalk installations for the #PurpleLineMD Manchester Place station.
⭐Please register online to attend
▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/virtual-public-hearing-purple-line-sidewalk-proposal-manchester-place-station-silver-spring-held-thursday-june-25
#montgomerycountymd #maryland #MTA #meeting #sidewalks #transittooter

🚧Metropolitan Branch Trail Update🚧

MDCOT's Division of Transportation Engineering contractors installed fencing and water barriers, constructed a concrete footer, and curb, gutter, and sidewalk work was finished near Philadelphia Ave.
💻Project Website▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/metropolitan-branch-trail-phase-2a
#montgomerycountymd #mdcommuters #bethesdamd #silverspringmd #purplelinemd #mocobikes #bikemoco

⚠️🟣🚆NEW🚆🟣⚠️
Starting June 2026, Purple Line crews will begin Live Wire testing of light rail tracks & systems with a Light Rail Vehicle between the Lyttonsville Operations & Maintenance Facility & #BethesdaMD Station.
🌟Details▶️ https://purplelinemd.com/media/cmolukbs/notice-section7-testing-update-051926.pdf #purplelinemd #transit #transportation #silverspringmd

🟣TONIGHT🟣
Silver Spring, MD Purple Line CAT Meeting
🗓️Tuesday, April 28, 2026
🕰️6:00pm
👩‍💻This will be a Virtual Meeting
The Purple Line team will provide the latest updates on the project and field questions from community members.
Details ▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/public-meetings-events/silver-spring-cat-meeting-16/
(📸 from MTA)
#montgomerycountymd #transit #purplelinemd #virtualmeeting #maryland #MTA #futuretransit #transportation #SilverSpringMD

🔴🚇NEW🚇🔴
In partnership with @MarylandDOT, #mtamaryland, #MDSHA, #PurpleLineMD & #MCDOT; #wmata will host an Information Meeting for customers impacted by the Summer 2026 Red Line Major Construction project starting in July 2026.
📌Details🔗 https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/262afff5-c2d5-446b-b4e1-a7d26bbc68a1@ad5836f4-0d74-43cd-83c5-7e69eaa67915
#mdcommuters #transittooter #summer2026 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #tranit #commuting

🟣🚉🟣🚉🟣🚉🟣
If you missed the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposal meeting earlier this week, you're encouraged to provide feedback via the online comment form or by email to the Project Manager at [email protected] by Thursday, May 14, 2026.
▶️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUMDhLSkJVT0IxOTJQNEtNNU9FTDI5SFlJNS4u&route=shorturl #mta #sidewalks #walking #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #transportation #transit #futuretransit

🟣🚉REMINDER🚉🟣
Virtual Public Workshop on the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposals for the Long Branch and Manchester Place Stations Project in Silver Spring to be Held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

⭐For more details and how to participate, please click here ▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=48529&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #MTA #transportation #transit #transittooter #futuretransit

⭐🟣🚆ICYMI🚆🟣⭐
▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/ #purplelinemd #transit #transittooter #furutretransit #montgomerycountymd

🦺Summer 2026 Metro Red Line Project🦺
From July 6, 2026 though Sept. 7, 2026, WMATA will undertake a major construction project and the Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, & #BethesdaMD stations will be 🚫closed🚫!

🚍FREE shuttle buses will replace trains🚇

🌟 Details 🔗 https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/summer-2026-red-line-major-construction/index.cfm #mdcommuters #transittooter #summer2026 #wmata #purplelinemd #montgomerycountymd

🟣🗞️Purple Line Newsletter-Feb. 2026🗞️🟣
The February 2026 Newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight with ZP Tax and an interview with Kevin London, MTS Construction Superintendent.
📰 English🔗 https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/oq1lyeev/pl_newsletter_feb-2026.pdf
📰Spanish 🔗 https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/we5aguji/pl_newsletter_feb-2026_span.pdf
#purplelinemd #maryland #transportation #transit #transittooter #montgomerycountymd #MTA

🟣🚆NEW🚆🟣
#MTA Maryland has released the scheduled for the Spring 2026 #PurpleLineMD Community Advisory Team virtual meetings, they'll be held from April 14 through April 28, 2026.
CAT meetings provide an opportunity to share construction progress and preview anticipated 2026 milestones.
📰▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/jewkiesj/purple-line-spring-2026-cat-press-release.pdf

📌ICYMI📌
#Metrorailinfo #Weekend service for Sat., Jan. 17 through Sun., Jan. 18, 2026 🔴line 🚇trains will bypass the #SilverSpring station due to #PurpleLineMD Project construction activities.
✨Free shuttle buses🚍 replace trains between the Takoma & Forest Glen stations.
▶️ https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/weekend.cfm
(📸 from WMATA)
#mdcommuters #montgomerycountymd #weekendtravel #maryland #wmata

The #PurpleLineMD Small Business Grant Program supports businesses:
🟣helps offset impacts that construction closures or detours may have
🟣provides funding for marketing & other support.
⭐Next application period opens on March 2, 2026
📑▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/small-business-grants/ #montgomerycountymd #purplelinemdnow #silverspringmd #bethesdamd #businesses #funding

🚧ICYMI🚧
A 5-ft–wide, concrete sidewalk with a variable greenspace was installed by MCDOT on Osage Street in preparation for the 🟣Purple Line🟣 Piney Branch Road Station. #montgomerycountymd #purplelineMD #MTA #transportation #transittooter #mdcommuters #futuretransportation

🟣🚆ICYMI🚆🟣
#MontgomeryCountyMD #SilverSpringMD#mdtraffic #mdroads #PurpleLineMD #mdcommuters
▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/updates/#interactivemap

🟣ICYMI🟣
On or about Dec. 9, 2025, #PurpleLineMD crews will temporarily close the existing walkway along the #PurpleLine work zone connecting Wisconsin Ave. to Elm Street.
🟪NOTE: Pedestrians🚶‍♀️will be detoured🚧around the #workzone - please see 🗺️'s.

If you missed the Highland Stone Residential Permit Parking Area meeting last night, you can still provide your feedback🗣️via the online Comment Form ▶️ https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUQ0dMUFVPTFNYOVAzUkIzWUM1STNKVE5WOC4u&route=shorturl OR by ✉️ Emailing [email protected] by Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at 5:00pm #montgomerycountymd #purplelinemd

🅿️NEW🅿️
On or about Monday, December 1, 2025, Parking Lot 38 (Bonifant Street Lot) in #SilverSpringMD will be closed for approximately three days.
⭐ The closure is needed to facilitate sidewalk, curb and utility construction work related to the #PurpleLineMD.
Details🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-parking/news/index.html

👷‍♀️🔴Update🟣👷‍♂️
Over the weekend, #wmata closed the Bethesda Metro Rail station so they could remove several knockout panels, which will allow direct access to the #PurpleLineMD's future south mezzanine platform.
#bethesdaMD #mdcommuters #montgomerycountymd

🟣🚉🟣
The October 2025 edition of the #PurpleLineMD Newsletter has been release and includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight with Mon Ami Gabi and an interview with our Outreach and Business Engagement teams.
📰English▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/lalp2uu2/pl_newsletter_oct-2025.pdf
📰 Spanish▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/amojkit5/pl_newsletter_oct-2025_spanish.pdf
#bethesdamd #futuretransportation #transit #silverspringmd #montgomerycountymd #takomaparkmd

🟣🚉REMINDER🚉🟣
#montgomerycountymd #silverspringmd #PurpleLineMD #mtamaryland #MarylandDOT 🧑‍💻▶️https://ow.ly/YJ6B50Xa32B

The Maryland Department of Transportation's Purple Line Small Business Grant Program provides support to small businesses located along the #PurpleLineMD corridor that are impacted by construction.
🌟Now accepting applications for Round Three of these grants 🔗 https://www.purplelinemd.com/small-business-grants/ #montgomerycountymd #bethesdamd #silverspringmd

The #PurpleLineMD C.A.T. Is back #ConnectingCommunities! Join the Purple Line team at any of these upcoming meetings in #MontgomeryCountyMD. Click the link to learn more about their future CAT Meetings: ▶️https://purplelinemd.com/public-meetings-events/ #silverspringmd #BethesdaMD #mdcommuters #commuting #transit 📸 from the MTA Purple Line

🟣 REMINDER🟣
On or about September 22, 2025,Sligo Creek Pkwy south of Wayne Ave will close for 2 months for track installation.
🟣 Pedestrian access remains!
🟣 Parking via Piney Branch Rd.
🟣 Follow on-site signage.
🗺️ Detour map🔗 https://purplelinemd.com/media/ecfoymhk/notice-sligo-parkway-081925.pdf #montgomerycountymd #purplelinemd #MTA #transportation #roadsclosed

🟣 #PurpleLineMD Newsletters - August 2025🟣
This month's newsletter includes Construction Updates, a Business Spotlight story, PLTO provides Expanded Dynamic Testing and a Safety Update.
📰English ▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/qy4kugjw/pl_newsletter_august-2025.pdf
📰Spanish ▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/svopmivn/pl_newsletter_august-2025_spanish.pdf
#montgomerycountymd

‼️🟣Reminder🟣‼️
#PurpleLineMD crews will use flaggers at the Wayne Avenue and Sligo Creek Parkway intersection to facilitate crane movement and girder placement at the Sligo Creek bridge. #MDTraffic #TakomaParkMD
#SilverSpringMD #MDRoads #MDCommuter #ParkPolice

🟣🗞️Purple Line Newsletter July 2025🗞️🟣
This month's #newsletter includes construction updates, a Business Spotlight on MRB Counseling Services, & an interview with Jeff Csuy, #MTA Systems Integration Manager.
🌟 To view the newsletter:
In English▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/qgod3kbq/pl_85x11_newsletter_july-2025.pdf

In Spanish ▶️ https://www.purplelinemd.com/media/snlbmtzq/pl_85x11_newsletter_july-2025_spanish.pdf
#silverspringmd #bethesdamd #transportation #transit #purplelinemd #futuretransit #transitoption #news #updates #takomaparkmd

🟣UPDATE🟣
The temporary closure of the Wayne Ave & Fenton St intersection has been extended to about Sept. 5, 2025, due to utility conflicts.
👷‍♂️ #PurpleLineMD crews estimate that the work will be completed sometime after #LaborDay.
🌟 Detour Maps🗺️ https://purplelinemd.com/media/czjdtsf0/notice-wayne-fenton-072125update2.pdf #montgomerycountymd #maryland #MDOT #MTA #SilverSpringMD #transportation #transit

🟣On or about August 4, 2025, #PurpleLine Crews will implement a temporary full closure of the Ramsey Avenue and Bonifant Street intersection.
🟣This closure is required to install light rail tracks, reconstruct sidewalks, and complete utility crossings across the intersection.
#montgomerycountymd #silverspringmd #purplelinemd #mdcommuters #drivers #transit #transportation #wmata