After years of talks and plans, the Blue Line Corridor project in Prince George’s County officially started construction on Wednesday.
Elected county and state leaders broke ground on the developing Largo Civic Plaza, which is part of the first phase of the $400 million Blue Line Corridor project. The Civic Plaza in Largo is set to open in December.
The project was the vision of U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks when she was Prince George’s county executive. Leaders hope the corridor will lead to as much as $2 billion in investments.
“Today is a moment of pride,” Maryland State Sen. Nick Charles said at the ceremony. “It’s a moment of progress and a moment of promise for Prince George’s County.”
Alsobrooks spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony and recalled her efforts to convince former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to support the project. She said the former governor initially didn’t want to pour money into the area because he didn’t like Daniel Snyder, who owned the Washington Commanders at that time.
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