Langley Park Businesses Sweat Survival During Purple Line Construction

A growing number of University Boulevard businesses near the path of the Purple Line light rail system are worried about their survival during construction.

Purple Line Peaks Interest

Video by Sean McCalley/CNS-TV COLLEGE PARK – The Maryland Transit Administration held a public open house on Tuesday at the University of Maryland, educating local residents on the benefits the light rail system will provide when completed in 2020. The…

Paving Ain’t Pay Dirt for Struggling Construction Crews

Federal investment in “shovel-ready” construction put a lot of people to work — and did so quickly — but stimulus money for Maryland work crews is drying up, and some experts say too much of it went to temporary projects that failed to save jobs in the long term.