diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/npm_package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/npm_package_manager_controller.ts
index 3268ea0a5a..fcfe703825 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/npm_package_manager_controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/npm_package_manager_controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import _fsp from 'fs/promises';
 import { execa as _execa } from 'execa';
 import * as _path from 'path';
 import { executeWithDebugLogger as _executeWithDebugLogger } from './execute_with_logger.js';
-import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller.js';
+import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller_base.js';
 
 /**
  * NpmPackageManagerController is an abstraction around npm commands that are needed to initialize a project and install dependencies
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_base.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller.ts
rename to packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_base.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_factory.test.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_factory.test.ts
index ce1b952f59..df54ced2c8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_factory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/package_manager_controller_factory.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import { PackageManagerControllerFactory } from './package_manager_controller_factory.js';
-import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller.js';
+import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller_base.js';
 import { NpmPackageManagerController } from './npm_package_manager_controller.js';
 
 void describe('packageManagerControllerFactory', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/pnpm_package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/pnpm_package_manager_controller.ts
index d6cd0749c7..9899b2359f 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/pnpm_package_manager_controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/pnpm_package_manager_controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as _path from 'path';
 import { existsSync as _existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { execa as _execa } from 'execa';
 import { executeWithDebugLogger as _executeWithDebugLogger } from './execute_with_logger.js';
-import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller.js';
+import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller_base.js';
 
 /**
  * PnpmPackageManagerController is an abstraction around pnpm commands that are needed to initialize a project and install dependencies
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_classic_package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_classic_package_manager_controller.ts
index 532ae4dde4..b8b31ce65e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_classic_package_manager_controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_classic_package_manager_controller.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import _fsp from 'fs/promises';
 import { execa as _execa } from 'execa';
 import * as _path from 'path';
 import { executeWithDebugLogger as _executeWithDebugLogger } from './execute_with_logger.js';
-import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller.js';
+import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller_base.js';
 
 /**
  * YarnClassicPackageManagerController is an abstraction around yarn classic commands that are needed to initialize a project and install dependencies
diff --git a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_modern_package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_modern_package_manager_controller.ts
index b3b3ec322b..3089ba422d 100644
--- a/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_modern_package_manager_controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-core/src/package-manager-controller/yarn_modern_package_manager_controller.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as _path from 'path';
 import { LogLevel } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
 import { printer } from '../printer.js';
 import { executeWithDebugLogger as _executeWithDebugLogger } from './execute_with_logger.js';
-import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller.js';
+import { PackageManagerControllerBase } from './package_manager_controller_base.js';
 import { DependencyType } from './package_manager_controller_factory.js';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts b/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
index f74668ab43..cdda237b04 100644
--- a/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
+++ b/packages/create-amplify/src/amplify_project_creator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { LogLevel } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
+import { PackageManagerController } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
 import { ProjectRootValidator } from './project_root_validator.js';
 import { GitIgnoreInitializer } from './gitignore_initializer.js';
 import { InitialProjectFileGenerator } from './initial_project_file_generator.js';
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export class AmplifyProjectCreator {
    * Delegates out to other classes that handle parts of the getting started experience
    */
   constructor(
-    private readonly packageManagerController: any,
+    private readonly packageManagerController: PackageManagerController,
     private readonly projectRootValidator: ProjectRootValidator,
     private readonly gitIgnoreInitializer: GitIgnoreInitializer,
     private readonly initialProjectFileGenerator: InitialProjectFileGenerator
@@ -71,19 +72,14 @@ export class AmplifyProjectCreator {
       process.cwd() === this.packageManagerController.projectRoot
         ? ''
         : `Navigate to your project directory using
-'cd .${
-            this.packageManagerController.projectRoot.replace(
-              process.cwd(),
-              ''
-            ) as string
-          }'.
+'cd .${this.packageManagerController.projectRoot.replace(process.cwd(), '')}'.
 Then get started with the following commands:
 `;
 
     printer.log(
       `Welcome to AWS Amplify! 
 ${cdPreamble}
-${this.packageManagerController.getWelcomeMessage() as string}`
+${this.packageManagerController.getWelcomeMessage()}`
     );
 
     printer.log(
diff --git a/packages/plugin-types/API.md b/packages/plugin-types/API.md
index 9a97a38c50..e6d43ee131 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-types/API.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-types/API.md
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export type MainStackNameResolver = {
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type PackageManagerController = {
+    projectRoot: string;
     getWelcomeMessage: () => string;
     initializeProject: () => Promise<void>;
     initializeTsConfig: (targetDir: string) => Promise<void>;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-types/src/package_manager_controller.ts b/packages/plugin-types/src/package_manager_controller.ts
index df99b1426c..a51525e595 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-types/src/package_manager_controller.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-types/src/package_manager_controller.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { type ExecaChildProcess } from 'execa';
 export type DependencyType = 'dev' | 'prod';
 
 export type PackageManagerController = {
+  projectRoot: string;
   getWelcomeMessage: () => string;
   initializeProject: () => Promise<void>;
   initializeTsConfig: (targetDir: string) => Promise<void>;