FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMEDIA CONTACTS:Kathryn Lamb Director of Communications Office: 240-695-9245 Cell: 667-423-9569 media@purplelinemd.comKen Forsythe Deputy Director of Communications Office: 240-695-9196 Cell: 443-854-6497Virtual Meetings will Provide Summer Construction Progress Reports RIVERDALE, MD (September 18, 2024) – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration today announced the fall 2024 series of Purple Line Community Advisory Team (CAT) meetings will be held throughout October. The virtual meetings include teams of representatives appointed by neighborhoods, residents, civic and business associations and local governments. This thirteenth round of CAT meetings will provide neighborhoods along the 16-mile alignment within Prince George's and Montgomery counties localized progress reports on construction activities.“2024 is a year of momentum for the Purple Line with the project currently more than 68% complete," said Senior Project Director, Ray Biggs II. “Our team is excited to share details about recent project achievements, including the arrival of the light rail vehicles, the completion of major construction at the University of Maryland campus and future construction plans."The Purple Line project team presenting during the CAT meetings includes representatives from Maryland Transit Administration, the concessionaire Purple Line Transit Partners and construction partner, Maryland Transit Solutions. Each meeting will provide time for CAT members and the public to ask questions. Virtual CAT meetings for the Purple Line project are hosted on Microsoft Teams, offering captioning services in multiple languages. The full meeting schedule and instructions on how to enable live captioning is posted to the project website meetings and event page. Past CAT meeting presentations and recordings can also be found on the project website.All CAT meetings will take place from 6 p.m.– 7:30 p.m., and Microsoft Teams links will be posted at https://www.purplelinemd.com/public-meetings-events/ by September 30. The schedule is as follows:Tuesday, October 1 Silver SpringTuesday, October 8 College ParkThursday, October 10 Long BranchTuesday, October 15 Riverdale Park/New CarrolltonThursday, October 17 Greater Lyttonsville-WoodsideTuesday, October 22 University BlvdTuesday, October 29 Bethesda/Chevy ChaseThe Maryland Transit Administration is one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the United States. The Purple Line is a 16-mile, 21-station light rail line that will extend from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County. It will directly connect to the Metrorail's Red, Green and Orange Lines at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park and New Carrollton. The Purple Line will also connect to MARC, Amtrak, and local bus services. To learn more, visit purplelinemd.com, and follow Purple Line on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter and YouTube.