Taylor acknowledged the study then would need to be redone. Taylor said the traffic projection included an adjustment, upward, to account for declining driving rates last year during the COVID-19 pandemic.īoard member Will Drew asked whether that data still would stand up if the eventual tenants are fulfillment centers, which need more workers and generate more traffic.

The project traffic engineer, Justin Taylor, testified a study of peak traffic in August 2021 indicated the intersection and roads could handle the estimated warehouse-related increase in vehicle use. This is a speculative project and that concept could change toward fulfillment centers as the site is marketed, however.

“And they also get newer buildings, which help the core functionality to … increase their profitability,” Kainer said.Īt the moment, company representatives said, the project is structured to create standard warehouses rather than fulfillment centers such as Amazon has here. John Kainer, a warehouse broker with the company, said warehouses here and in nearby communities are attractive to tenants partly because rents in South Jersey are lower than in Philadelphia. More: New restaurant seating capacity, location surprises borough More: Raccoon Island's days as development backwater over under Logan plan It must return with a fully detailed site plan before it can move forward on construction. The company only received the use variance from the board at its hearing. The site is anchored on one corner of the Floodgate Road and Route 44 intersection. The company wants to spread three warehouses, totaling 367,250 square feet, around 69.55 acres. 14 granted a use variance to Floodgate Road LLC. LOGAN – A large section of farm-assessed land about 3 miles north of Bridgeport and, more importantly, even closer to Route 130 on-ramps officially is open for potential warehousing development.

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