Today, Maryland Transportation Secretary James T. Smith, Jr. and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman were joined by Fort Meade Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley and other state, local and private-sector officials to break ground on the $180 million Annapolis Junction Town Center at the Savage MARC Station Transit-Oriented Development project. The nearly 19-acre site, located at the Savage MARC Station near Dorsey Run Road will feature 416 apartments, 100,000 square feet of office space, 17,00 square feet of retail space, a 150-room hotel and a 704-space commuter parking garage for MARC commuters. Today, officials broke ground on the first phase of the Annapolis Junction project - the MARC commuter garage. Apartments, offices, retail and hotel will be built in subsequent phases. The full build-out of the mixed-use development, which is expected to create 712 new permanent jobs and hundreds of temporary construction jobs, is scheduled to be complete in spring 2016. The project was made possible through a joint partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Howard County, Annapolis Junction Town Center, LLC, Annapolis Junction Apartment Homes, LLC and Corporate Office Properties Trust. The Annapolis Junction Town Center is Howard Countys first Transit-Oriented Development project to move to construction. At todays groundbreaking, Transportation Secretary Smith also outlined more than $30 million in roadway upgrades to reduce traffic gridlock and improve access to Fort Meade. The roadway investments highlight Marylands ongoing commitment to make key statewide infrastructure improvements to support the growth and demand generated by BRAC. Todays announcement highlighted $32 million in Fort Meade roadway improvements, including: - $27.9 million - MD 175 Intersection Improvements at Reece Road and Mapes Road; - $2 million - MD 175 Widening from Reece Road to Disney Road - Design; and - $2 million - MD 198 / MD 295 Interchange Upgrade - Design. Video: youtu.be/A1K1Z1pToTI For more information about the Transit-Oriented Development Project visit: mdot.maryland.gov/News/Releases2014/2014June9_Sec_Smith_and_CE_Ulman_Break_Ground_On_Annapolis_Junction_TOD
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:29:23 +0000
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