"In the past, we've had on this road two lanes coming in and that's just not enough for the number of people that are here now, let alone what we're gonna have in the future," said APG Public Affairs Director George Mercer.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a billion dollars worth of new construction underway on the base.
Under the ambitious base realignment plans, heavy machinery is changing the very face of the proving ground in the biggest building boon here since World War II.
Outside the base, Aberdeen and Fort Meade are sharing $65 million in federal stimulus money.
In Harford County that will allow work to begin on intersection improvements along Route 40, as well as the redesign or relocation of the train station in the heart of Aberdeen.
"I think it's going to bring in good paying jobs for a lot of people,β said Ben Brockway of Perryville as he awaited a MARC train, βIt's going to excite the economy."
Concerns over providing enough housing for 10,000 more workers here have eased with the slowdown in the real estate market.
"We know that we have about an 18-month supply of existing homes,β said Harford County Economic Development Director James Richardson, "As far as not having housing... we don't see that as being a problem right at the moment."
Currently, an estimated 15,000 people work at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, and in addition to the 10,000 new jobs on the base, the county expects thousands more as new businesses locate outside the facility.
