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CEDC Director Anticipates Summer Start for Baltimore Street Construction

January 4th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

City leaders in Cumberland hope that 2021 will see construction finally begin on the long awaited Baltimore Street Redvelopment Project. The proposed renovations will begin with the underground replacement of utility lines, followed by the reinstallation of Baltimore Street through the mall. It will run one way from Mechanic Street to George Street. The estimated $9.5 million project will end with design upgrades to the streetscape, including new parklets.  Drawings for the project were being finalized at the end of the year and now they will be subject to state and federal review before the project can be put out for bids. Cumberland Economic Development Corporatiuon Executive Director Matt Miller says the goal is for a summer start to construction…