A stretch of the Sligo Creek Parkway will be closed for the next two months due to construction for the Maryland Transit Administration’s Purple Line project.

The closure between Piney Branch Road and Wayne Avenue started Monday, according to Montgomery Parks .

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Crews plan to lay light rail tracks and reconfigure the intersection with the parkway during the closure. Montgomery Parks said it will make other improvements to the roadway too, including signage and repairing guardrails.

The 5.6-mile parkway spans fro

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