The new addition will include an office area, new living quarters and more area for apparatus.
Construction continues on the Wilbraham fire station at 2770 Boston Road.WILBRAHAM — Work is proceeding on the renovation of the Boston Road fire station, project manager Lance Trevallion told the Board of Selectmen.
“The walls are up on the garage side,” Trevallion said.
The total cost of the addition and renovation project is $2.4 million. The architect for the project is Jeff McElravy of Tecton Architects in Hartford, Conn.
Trevallion said construction is proceeding on schedule.
Garages should be ready by November so equipment can be moved back into the building, he said.
With the new addition, the 3,600-square-foot fire station that was built in the 1950s will grow to 11,500 square-feet. The addition will allow the Fire Department to get rid of trailers around the building which now house the ambulance and dormitories for the firefighters.
No override of Proposition 2½ was needed to fund the project. The project will be paid for on the Fire Department’s capital improvements bonding schedule.
The new addition will encircle the bay area of the station and will include an office area, new living quarters and more area for apparatus. The renovation will include a new office area and public entrance.
Included in the $2.4 million allocated for the project is $100,000 for contingency costs. The $100,000 is still available for unexpected costs, Trevallion said.