(Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)Part of a historic Maryland bridge that served as a lifeline to African Americans during segregation will be preserved on a recreational trail that will run along the future Purple Line, Montgomery County officials said Tuesday. You couldn’t do anything without crossing the bridge.”Construction on the 16-mile light-rail Purple Line between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties started in August. The state had initially required the contractor, Purple Line Transit Partners, to keep at least one of the bridges open at all times. Coffield said she and other residents once again felt blindsided by Maryland transit officials making a decision without consulting the community it will affect. She said proposals to reroute vehicles, except heavy trucks, through the neighborhood during Purple Line construction would bring too much traffic to narrow streets.

Source: Washington Post March 20, 2018 21:19 UTC