New police station for Milton, Halton Hills will open in 2026
Published September 26, 2024 at 2:09 pm
Although a slight delay is now anticipated, the new District 1 police station being built on the border of Milton and Halton Hills is scheduled to be open in about 18 months.
A report presented to today’s meeting of the Halton Police Services Board said the project, which is located at Steeles Avenue and Hornby Road in Halton Hills, was affected by the rainy summer.
According to the report, the below-grade concrete foundation and basement walls have been completed and the on-grade foundation work, elevator shaft masonry walls and the civil underground site work for stormwater management are underway.
“Despite the abnormally wet summer, Norlon (the construction company) has done an excellent job of mitigating the lost time impact to the construction schedule,” reads the report.
“Despite best efforts there will be a minor impact to the construction schedule.”
The other known minor risk to schedule will result from modifying the locker-room layout.
“The total impact to the construction schedule has not been fully resolved at this time of this report, but it is not expected to impact the overall project schedule to have the new 1 District facility open and fully operational within the first quarter of 2026.”
Over the next three months, the construction schedule includes:
- Installation of structural steel columns and beams
- Back-filling of basement foundation walls
- Commencing the installation of metal decking and exterior wall stud framing
- Commencing basement level electrical and mechanical work
“The project remains within the approved budget and the overall project schedule is on target. There are not any significant project risks known at this time.”
