After two large concrete pours over the past couple weeks, Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) is happy to announce that the Waterfront Promenade is over 65% complete.
“We’re excited to be another step closer in providing this first public amenity of Cambridge Harbor” says Angie Hengst, CWDI’s President. “We encourage the community to come down and have a look at the progress.”
The concrete provides a strong base for emergency vehicle access along the waterfront. Brick pavers will be laid on top of the concrete with bioretention planters between the promenade and riprap along the water’s edge. Earth Movers out of Hurlock is the General Contractor on the project and they are using various Eastern Shore subcontractors to complete the work.
The project, which broke ground last September, is scheduled for completion by mid to late summer and is funded by a Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant of $2.4 Million for which CWDI successfully competed in partnership with the Chesapeake Conservancy in 2022. The project includes a $600,000 match from CWDI for a total project cost of 3.0 million. The MidShore Regional Council Executive Director, Scott Warner, has been an invaluable partner over the past several months in helping to facilitate the flow of reimbursements funds from the grant.
CWDI is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit development corporation and public-private partnership made up the State of Maryland, Dorchester County, City of Cambridge, and CWDI. Each appoints members to CWDI’s seven-member all volunteer Board of Directors. CWDI is charged with developing the Cambridge waterfront through a community-first approach consistent with the community’s long-term vision.
For more information about CWDI or Cambridge Harbor, use www.cambridgeharbor.org.
