What’s Going On Here: 110 Fairview Rd. in Barrie
You can see the construction crane towering over Fairview Road from Highway 400.
But that site, located at 110 Fairview, will eventually be home to the Barrie-Simcoe Emergency Services Campus. Once complete, the facility will house the Barrie Police headquarters, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services and Barrie Fire and Emergency Service dispatch communications.
Here are the latest details on the project:
• Last month, a portion of the south slab was poured. Foundation walls and verticals are complete for the first level. And crews are working toward completion of underground mechanical and electrical services. Bulk excavation of the site was complete in April.
• Upcoming priorities for crews include the completion of backfilling and the preparation of second floor formwork for the south slab.
• Officially called Phase 1, the groundbreaking for the $103.3-million project was held in November. The campus is being designed with the flexibility to accommodate the community’s needs for the next 25 years. This first section will include a 179,200-square-foot administrative centre and a separate police vehicle repair garage.
• A second phase, which includes a 48,500-square-foot firearms range and police and fire training centre, was postponed indefinitely by city council as a cost-saving measure last year.
• The first phase of the project will be complete in 2020, with staged occupancy of the finished building occurring through the first few months of the year.
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