GREENCASTLE, PA. -- U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster visited Franklin County on Monday to announce $3.4 million in federal funding to improve exit 3 of Interstate 81.
The money has been targeted for improved highway access and ease of merging, according to a news release.
The announcement comes as Atapco Properties Inc. and Chesapeake Real Estate Group, both of the Baltimore area, are working to develop a business park on more than 200 acres around the exit. Probable tenant Norfolk Southern is looking to build a major rail-truck facility there.
Shuster, R-Pa., said the Antrim Commons Business Park is expected to generate as many as 2,000 new jobs, and $14 million in state and local tax revenue.
"The exit 3 development project will provide a much-needed boost to our local economy," said state Sen. Richard Alloway, R-Franklin/Adams/York.
"The improvements at exit 3 are crucial, not just for economic development in Antrim Township. They're crucial for this whole region," said Bill Gour, director of the Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce.