Work to begin soon on Columbia Wegmans
Looks like something is finally about to get started on the much-anticipated Wegmans super-sized, gourmet supermarket coming to Columbia soon, reports colleague Larry Carson, who covers Howard County.
Crews began erecting fencing Friday around a large warehouse in east Columbia where the 160,000 square foot Wegmans supermarket and parking garage are to be built, Larry reports.
Jo Natale, a company spokeswoman in Rochester, N.Y., told Larry that demolition of the warehouse, last used as a filming studio for the Baltimore-based HBO series "The Wire," should be complete by August’s end.
The firm has also applied for a grading permit, Natale said, to prepare the site for construction.
"There is no construction schedule or opening date yet," she said, adding that the store will not be ready to open in 2010. Plans for building a Wegmans on this site, on Snowden River Parkway have been discussed since 2004.
Wegmans already has a store in Hunt Valley, and plans to build several more in Maryland.
Comments
YEAHHHHH!!!
It's about time! I am thrilled about them coming here! They are a great store and a FANTASTIC employer.
Foodie, this new Wegmans also represents another opportunity to introduce the rest of the world to the culinary delights previously known only in Western New York, such as hot sauce that's mostly ground beef.
Now, if only Wegmans would start selling its own version of the Garbage Plate ... --- lfk.
Posted by: Foodie | July 16, 2009 8:10 AM