APG Construction

Gates:

• 715 Gate Construction – In progress
• Rt. 24 Gate in Edgewood Area – in progress
• Rt. 22 Gate in Aberdeen Area – in progress
• Aberdeen Blvd. Gate – Spring 09 (construction traffic only)

Buildings:

• 14.7 Million sq. ft. of Building Space
• Major Laboratory Buildings
  • Supercomputing Center
  • 8 Medical Research
  • 10 Chemical & Biological
  • 2 Physics
  • 5 Human Engineering
  • 1 Materiel Research
• Experimental & Test Facilities
  • 42 Miles of Automotive Test Track
  • 196 Firing Positions
  • Roadway Simulator

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Intersection Community Improvements

• Traffic Studies completed
• Study area bounded by I-95 to the north, APG and/or the Chesapeake Bay to the south, MD 1523 to the west and MD 272 to the east

Under Construction Now:

• I-95/MD 24 Interchange improvements to include reconstructing portions of the existing I-95/MD 24 interchange and construction of a bridge and exit and entrance ramps that will upgrade the existing MD 24 and MD 924/Tollgate Road intersection to a grade-separated interchange.

Priority Intersections
Intersections prioritized based on proximity to APG and future traffic operations:

• MD 715 at US 40 including Old Philadelphia Road (30% designed – no construction date set)
• US 40 at MD 159/MD 7
• MD 22 at Old Post Road
• MD 22 at Beards Hill Road
• US 40 at MD 155/MD 7A
• MD 22 at MD 462
  SHA (State Highway Administration and Improvement Studies for BRAC at APG are available online at: http://www.mdot.state.md.us/Planning/brac/Whats%20New

MDOT’s Near Term Actions

• Transit – Improved bus service and access to rail
• $126.3 Million for the MARC Growth & Investment Plan
• MARC is moving forward with the purchase of 13 bi-level commuter coach cars
• $5 Million for Edgewood MARC Station improvements
• $2.6 Million for Aberdeen MARC Station Parking Expansion
• $204,000 for Phase I of Aberdeen MARC Station Analysis and Multimodal Transit Center Feasibility Study
• Community Services received funding for new commuter buses through the Economic Stimulus Package
• BRAC Commuter Bus, federal employee shuttle and local bus improvements