Maryland Sees More than $8.2 Billion in Projects Under Construction

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--By no means the largest state by size or population, Maryland nevertheless has racked up several substantial industrial projects, and Industrial Info is tracking more than $8.2 billion worth of projects presently under construction in the state. The Industrial Manufacturing Industry leads Maryland in terms of spending, thanks in large part to a commuter rail project and a large data center being constructed.

Work on the Purple Line light rail extension in the Greater Baltimore area began in 2018 and still has more than two years until completion is expected. The project has entailed the construction of a 16.2-mile stretch of track extending from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County. The construction includes 21 new stations and a tunnel along the route. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details.

In Frederick, Aligned Data Centers (Plano, Texas) has launched the first portion of a 3.3 million-square-foot data center complex anticipated to use up to 264 megawatts (MW) of power. The first portion of construction, which general contractor Structure Tone Incorporated (New York, New York) kicked off this summer, entails erecting a 325,000-square-foot, multistory building requiring 48 MW of power to operate. The data center is expected to go live in the second half of next year, expanding the region's colocation and carrier-neutral interconnection services. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.

Maryland's Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry also represents a strong source of activity, accounting for more than $1.8 billion in projects under construction. One of the largest projects in this sector is occurring at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In late 2021, construction management firm The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (Baltimore) began work on the project, which initially involved the demolition of an existing building. In its place, a new 12-story building addition totaling 531,000 square feet is being constructed. The facility will include about 200,000 square feet of laboratory space and will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-certified. Construction is expected to wrap up in mid-2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pharma-Biotech Project Database can click here for more information.

A few renewable energy projects also are springing up around the state. The Backbone solar project in Garrett County is being built by Competitive Power Ventures (Silver Spring, Maryland) at a 120-year-old former coal mine. Construction kicked off in early 2022 and is expected to wrap up next year. Upon completion, the facility will have a nameplate generating capacity of more than 175 MW, making it Maryland's largest solar farm. The brownfield site's proximity to existing power lines and grid infrastructure means that it will be able to provide power soon after construction is completed. A 38-MW addition could be finished by the close of next year, although this remains in the planning stage. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.

In another nod toward brownfield solar installations, TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE) (Courbevoie, France) is underway with construction of a 20-MW solar farm at the site of the closed Hernwood Landfill in Baltimore County. The solar power generated is expected to be credited toward power loads at the county's municipal and government facilities, representing substantial cost-savings for the local government. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.

Work at an operational coal mine is nearing a completion that will double its production capacity. KTRV (Rockwood, Pennsylvania)-owned Heritage Coal & Natural Resources (Meyersdale, Pennsylvania) last year began extending the pit and adding additional infrastructure and surface-mining equipment to its Cabin Run above-ground coal mine in Frostburg. The project is nearing completion and expected to be finished by the end of this year, when production capacity will double from 250,000 tons per year to 500,000 tons per year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.

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