Several days ago, a 917-page contamination assessment report for the 17-acre Brownfield site (proposed site for a cement/concrete trucking and rail facility) at McKay Road and Gate City Blvd was completed. The site is the former Fortress Wood Products site addressed at 1 Metals Drive, Greensboro, but it is in the Jamestown zoning jurisdiction and ETJ.
Silvi Construction Materials, a Pennsylvania company represented locally by attorney Amanda Hodierne, has been in communications with the town manager about the company’s desire to build a concrete plant with silos and truck/rail transport distribution facilities.
Nothing is growing on the 17-acre site, circled in red on these satellite photos taken in 2015, 2019 and 2025 (source: Guilford County GIS property records):
In late May (2026), a complaint was filed against a Silvi concrete plant in Apex NC (aka the “Eagle Rock site”) over concerns about impacts to public streets due to the heavy trucks coming on and off the site, and “sand, aggregates and concrete deposits” in the sewer/stormwater system and a nearby stream:
A link to the new 917-assessment report is at the bottom of this post. Here are a few key pages that discuss the soil, groundwater, surface water and vapor contamination on the property.
Summary:
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CONTAMINATION RESULTS: Soil, Groundwater, Surface Water (tributary to BULL RUN)
Surrounding uses & receptors (water wells, groundwater)
LAB RESULTS: PFAS in Groundwater in ng/L (which equals parts per trillion PPT)
LAB RESULTS: PFAS in Soil in mg/kg (one mg/kg = 1,000,000 PPT)
LAB RESULTS: PFAS in Surface Water in ng/L (one ng/L = one part per trillion PPT)
LAB RESULTS: PFAS in Sediment in mg/kg (one mg/kg = 1,000,000 PPT)
LAB RESULTS: soil VAPOR
Lab Results: VOCs in Groundwater
Lab Results: VOCs, Metals in Soil
Lab Results: VOCs, Metals in Sediment
TCLP Soil Analysis
Soil is tested for the “RCRA 8” heavy metals. If the leachable concentration (measured in milligrams per liter of leachate, or (mg/L)) exceeds these thresholds, the soil must be treated or disposed of in a hazardous waste (Subtitle C) landfill
Downloadable PDFS of complete 917-page environmental assessment report and management plan documents:
The “Environmental Management Plan” for construction of the concrete/cement plant and trucking/train transport facility: