Prince Georges County on the Rise! (Baltimore, Silver Spring: fit in, apartments, renting)

[MadMat]

Originally Posted by PositiveControl

I missed that one, do you know the name of the project? and traffic is already rough along Branch Avenue. I love the development but the county must work on a long term traffic solution for the southern end. Branch Avenue (Rt. 5) and Indian Head Highway (210) are becoming nightmares.

It is above. Funny, I don't consider the traffic that bad. Then again, I know how to get around now so I'm not stuck. But I can see a future where it would be terrible.

Funny though this project started last year. In the fall of last year they "upgraded" the road from two lanes to one and I was beside myself. I thought it was so darn stupid.

Then I received the email from our management team with the new maps and it all made sense. I'm on the side where traffic will be reduced but I don't see/hear traffic now so no biggie.

I'm happy they are making moves before it gets really bad (even for me).

But I can see them doing this in trying to move people from Branch metro to NH and the casinos. This new structure will give them an easy shot to the highway. Cabbies as well.

[Mos82]

Originally Posted by PositiveControl

I have silently watched many of these posts for the past few years, I have seen far too much hate for Prince Georges County. This county was set back by Jack Johnson's corruption but our development is finally coming together. Just look at the following:

* Hyattsville has been transformed along route 1
* Konterra Town Center is coming together nicely
* Development in Upper Marlboro & Capitol Heights has come along nicely
*Ritchie Station Marketplace and the other Marketplace across from it is coming together nicely
*Heck we finally got a WAWA, Sonic (Kevin Durant started doing promo's for them and we got one, coincidence?) and a Krispy Kreme!
*Westphalia Town Center is a massive development coming underway
*Woodmore Town Center is filling out to completion
*The new Prince Georges Hospital Center is being developed
*The new FBI Building will eventually land in the county
*National Harbor is reaching maturity
*The new MGM will be the capstone for the Harbor
*The Tangier Outlets finally brought some reasonable retail back to the county
*The Brandywine Crossing has been a huge success
*Along with it all the new housing developments along route 5 south of the beltway leading all the way down to Brandywine have been coming along nicely
*In fact there are new houses being shoved in nearly every free spot in the county.

As a life long resident I am proud to see these developments move from dreams and visions to realities. Now is an excellent time to invest in the county as things continue to build. My only conern is to ensure the roads can keep up with the traffic demands. We still need some nice finishing touches but we are more than well on its way.

Do people realize Jack Johnson is the reason PG has a tripple bond rating? Where is there a Krispy Kreme in PG?

[adelphi_sky]

Originally Posted by Mos82

Do people realize Jack Johnson is the reason PG has a tripple bond rating? Where is there a Krispy Kreme in PG?

A triple A bond rating doesn't mean squat if you can't produce any economic activity.

[PositiveControl]

Originally Posted by Mos82

Do people realize Jack Johnson is the reason PG has a tripple bond rating? Where is there a Krispy Kreme in PG?

They are converting The Old Columbia bank into a Krispy Kreme, the one that was next to Wendy's near the intersection of Central and Hampton Park across from the McDonalds. The have coming soon signs up and have been doing work inside.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by adelphi_sky

A triple A bond rating doesn't mean squat if you can't produce any economic activity.

In fact the two really aren't connected.


Shouldn't Rushern, I mean Positive Control, be running the County right now?

[the resident09]

Whats the over under on when we will possibly see a major Hampton Park mall redevelopment? Would be nice to see some more infill residential development right in that stretch.

[PositiveControl]

Originally Posted by the resident09

Whats the over under on when we will possibly see a major Hampton Park mall redevelopment? Would be nice to see some more infill residential development right in that stretch.

Imagine that will take some time to get "Major" Redevelopment, That is a nice location but it would take more housing growth in the area to fix that. I have no idea what happened to that A&W / Long John Silver right there, they just closed for a while, I dont know if they have come back or what. That Home Depot will stay there, and Food 4 Life & Sardi's is just an awesome local treasure, the rest is up for grabs.

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by MadMat

Part of a 37 million dollar project: MD 5 interchange contruction project. The new access road should be ready this fall.

You can also find info here: https://www.wmata.com/about_metro/bo...ce20140508.pdf

Big project here: http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/webpr...0Phase%201.pdf


This is the copy of the PDF I have (looks terrible, sorry):

MD 5 (Branch Aven } Metro Access Project
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From Auth Road to Auth Place
MD 5 NORTHBOUND/SOUTHBOUND CLOSURES BEGIN 3/21
OVERNIGHT STEEL BEAM SETTING FOR NEW MD 5 BRIDGE SCHEDULED
NEXT WEEK IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Nighttime Work Scheduled to Start Monday Night, March 21;
Temporary, Total Lane Closures with Area Detour Begin at 11 P.M.
March 16, 2016) - Beginning Monday night, March 21 and continuing for four consecutive nights, the Maryland
lepartment of Transportation's (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) will temporarily close a section of
AD 5 (Branch Avenue) from Auth Road to Auth Way near the Branch Avenue Metro Station. SHA will detour traffic
,ith signs to Auth Road, Auth Place and Auth Way. The closures allow crews use a 150-ton, 100-foot high crane to
ift 90-foot long steel beams into place for the new bridge over MD 5 connecting Woods Way.
'or the first two nights of work, crews will close:
• ONE lane on northbound MD 5 between Auth Road and Auth Way at 8 p.m.
• TWO lanes at 9 p.m.
• ALL northbound lanes at II p.m. with traffic detoured following signs.
luring the final two nights, crews will close:
• ONE lane in both directions ofMD 5 between Auth Road and Auth Way at 8 p.m.,
• TWO lanes at 9 p.m.
• ALL lanes on MD 5 at I I p.m. with traffic using the same detour route.
III traffic lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the next day and all work is weather permitting. During the complete closure of
liD 5, crews will lift a pre-fabricated pedestrian bridge into place over southbound MD 5 and continue steel beam work
on the bridge for Woods Way over northbound MD 5. The pedestrian bridge will not be open for use until later in the
,roject. ,
:HA will use electronic message boards to alert motorists of the upcoming work and flaggers will direct MD 5 traffic to
ile entry and exit points of the detour. Drivers should plan for additional time during construction and regional
ravelers should consider using MD 414 (St. Barnabas Road, Exit 4) as an alternate route. Construction work is not
cheduled March 25-27. SHA will use the same lane closures and detours for vehicular bridge deck (driving surface)
fork in mid-April (weather and progress permitting). The $37 million MD 5 Interchange Construction project is
cheduled for completion in late summer 2017.
QUESTIONS
'he following SHA representatives are available to answer questions regarding work on the MD 5 Phase 2 Metro
.ccess Project:
• Andrew Young, SHA Project Engineer, ayoung1@sha.state.md.us,
443-324-4909
• Kevin Oberheim, SHA Area Engineer, koberheim@sha.state.md.us,
301-513-7372
• Christopher Bishop, District 3 Community Liaison, cbishop@sha.state.md.us. 301 -513-7405

Thanks. My mom lives in Camp Springs. Before the last traffic improvement at that location, there used to be horrific accidents at that location. Glad they are doing even more improvements.

[PositiveControl]

Originally Posted by the resident09

Whats the over under on when we will possibly see a major Hampton Park mall redevelopment? Would be nice to see some more infill residential development right in that stretch.

I must stand corrected. I just had a neighbor tell me about the redevelopment plans for Hampton Park listed here: Capitol Heights MD: Hampton Park - Retail Space - KLNB Retail

the Hampton Park (Kingdom Square) commercial space located directly before the 495 access, is between the initial and pre-construction stages which is by estimates 2 years out. The plans call for an additional hotel, retail anchors, the new PG county Dept. of Health and Human Services headquarters, and other mixed-use development. (See plans here: Hampton Park Plans

[MadMat]

Originally Posted by EdwardA

Thanks. My mom lives in Camp Springs. Before the last traffic improvement at that location, there used to be horrific accidents at that location. Glad they are doing even more improvements.

I walked the area around 9 pm or so Friday night... I did not know the project is actually hitting a lot of the side streets leaving the metro. New stop lights are going up (where stop signs were), the road is going to be fairly huge leaving the metro. I'm very happy to have lights since the hotels over here host many out of town visitors all year round... they are always walking to and from the hotels. The traffic is very light at night so not a huge issue, but having lights will make things easier for them.

In other words, it looks like they are doing it right.

I can't wait to see the changes.