Overview
- Micron says it completed environmental review and permitting to begin site work, while local reporting notes some federal approvals are still pending.
- Initial tasks include clearing hundreds of acres of trees by March 31 to meet endangered bat protections that prohibit cutting from April 1 through Oct. 31.
- Site preparation will add a new rail spur and move roughly 9 million cubic yards of fill to ready the 1,400-acre location at Route 31 and Caughdenoy Road in Clay.
- The company plans up to four fabs costing about $100 billion, with the first slated to open in 2030, a second in 2033, and roughly 9,000 jobs projected by full buildout in 2045.
- Incentives for the first two fabs could top $25 billion in taxpayer subsidies, according to local reports.