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Montgomery County EDA says Falling Branch Lot 2 completion delayed; contract amendment expected next month
Summary
Officials told the Montgomery County Economic Development Authority meeting that weather and permitting delays have added roughly 52 weather days to work at Falling Branch Lot 2, pushing expected substantial completion into May and prompting staff to prepare a contract amendment for the contractor’s schedule and topsoil handling.
Montgomery County Economic Development Authority staff told the board that work on Falling Branch Lot 2 has been delayed by weather and permitting problems and that a contract amendment to reset the schedule will be brought forward next month.
The update said the project’s original start date was April 29 with an initial 240-day schedule; that timeline has been interrupted by permitting delays and winter weather. "It took 45 days to get all the permits to work," a staff member said, and the project has accumulated "52 weather days up to yesterday," placing the likely substantial completion date in May if weather cooperates.
Why it matters: the delays affect site completion, grading…
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