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Work To Begin On Proposed Auto-Research Park
$12 Million, 4-Lane Road To Slice Through Property
POSTED: 5:52 a.m. EST January 23, 2003
UPDATED: 5:56 a.m. EST January 23, 2003
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The first development on a proposed research park near interstates 85 and 385 in Greenville is under way.
A $12 million four-lane tree-lined boulevard will bisect the 400 acres of woodlands and eventually connect Woodruff and Mauldin roads.
Economic developers say that the Clemson University automotive-themed research center, which includes a proposed wind tunnel for aerodynamics testing, could create as many as 20,000 jobs in fields like NASCAR auto racing technology.
After a year of discussions and negotiations, the property was annexed into the city of Greenville earlier this month.
Greenville City Manager Randy Oliver said that work on the road will begin by the middle of this year be finished by the start of 2004.
"We're going to build a four-lane and a two-lane road through this property and development will occur there, there's no question about that," Greenville City manager Randy Oliver told WYFF News 4's Gordon Dill.
Previous Stories:
- December 6, 2002: Auto Research Park Could Create 20,000 Jobs
- August 24, 2002: Millions OK'd For Automotive Research Park
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