Cherry Glade Rd. Project Awarded $600K ARC Grant

Cherry Glade Rd. Project Awarded $600K ARC Grant


Apr. 8, 2010

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $600,000 grant to Garrett County to build a new access road between Garrett Highway and North Fourth Street in Oakland, U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced this morning.
"These federal funds will help keep Marylanders on the move, while spurring future development and bringing new jobs to Oakland," Mikulski said.

The 250-foot Cherry Glade Access Road will be constructed at the former Garrett County Roads Department garage site, located between Garrett Highway and North Fourth Street. Local officials recently constructed a new garage at the county's Public Works Center and opened up the old site for commercial use. So far, two companies have agreements with the county to operate there.

The county's old garage/administration building will be demolished in the near future to make way for more businesses and the new road. The purpose of the road is to improve access from Garrett Highway to the new commercial site, ease congestion, spur future commercial development, and create new jobs.

Construction of the new road is expected to create approximately 50 jobs and leverage $3 million in private investment. The project will be administered by the Maryland State Highway Administration.

In addition to ARC funds, Garrett County will provide a $150,000 match toward the $750,000 project.

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