SubscribeSummit at Cranberry falls through
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Rt 228
Not a huge surprise, but the 80 acre, 650,000 square foot Simon Property Group project has been shelved because of a lack of funding for Rt 228 improvements. From the Post-Gazette:
One of the biggest proposed retail ventures in the region may be dead, the apparent result of a stalemate between the developer and the state Department of Transportation.
After more than seven years of planning, Simon Property Group of Indianapolis has notified local, county and state officials that the firm has decided to "withdraw from development activity" and spend no more money on the project that was to have brought a sprawling mix of retail, office and residential development to an 80-acre tract at Route 228 and Interstate 79 in Cranberry.
Joseph Dubovi III, district executive for PennDOT's District 10, said the agency is not surprised by Simon's decision and is moving forward on plans for incremental improvements to Route 228 instead of the broader plans the agency had demanded if the Simon mall plan would have advanced.
3 comments:
Outrageous, shortsighted, disgusting. First Cracker Barrel, now this. Good ole' Pittsburgh... the region where it takes 50 years to get anything visionary done.
I am not surprised nor am I disappointed. In my opinion, the area is already overpopulated. The surrounding communities all approve of the RT 228 Project but they aren't doing anything to contribute to the funding.
ANY new business or residential community (not just Simon)should be REQUIRED to contribute to the Rt228 improvements and maybe they'd have enough money.
while I'd love to have had this development happen, as we do need a decent mall -- at least, something closer than ross park -- I agree with the other posters here.
the rt. 228 corridor is already a mess. it doesn't have the appropriate road infrastructure to accomodate what is already here.
what should have happened is for penndot to expand the road and create the necessary improvements. THEN, the building should have started -- not the other way around.
I not only blame penndot, but I also blame the governments of cranberry, seven fields and adams for this mess.
of course, it WAS my decision to move here, so.....
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