Cardin and Ruppersberger to Discuss $12.5 Million For Improvements to Route 175 through Fort MeadeImprovements Will Help Prepare for Expected Future Growth At Fort Meade and the National Security Agency (NSA)

(Fort Meade, MD)-  Congressman Benjamin Cardin (D-Maryland 3rd) and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland 2nd) will discuss on Tuesday, August 16th, 2005, the $12.5 million contained in the transportation bill for expansion and improvements to Route 175, which runs through Fort Meade. The improvements to Route 175 are a priority of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation to help prepare Anne Arundel County for the expected future growth and expansion at Fort Meade and the National Security Agency.

What:
Press conference to discuss the $12.5 million in improvements to Route 175

Who:
Congressman Ben Cardin (D-Maryland 3rd)
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland 2nd)
Colonel Kenneth O. McCreedy, Commander, Ft. Meade Installation
Janet Owens, Anne Arundel County Executive
Kay Hill, National Security Agency, Government Relations
Colonel Clemon Wesley, Ft. Meade Alliance
Joseph Rutter, Anne Arundel County Planning & Zoning
Christina Wiegand, Anne Arundel County Economic Development

When:
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005, at 10 a.m.

Where:
Fort Meade Visitor Control Center
Route 175 and Reece Road, Ft. Meade, MD
(Do not proceed to the security gate; follow signs to Media Parking.)

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