09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 17:23
(ABILENE, Texas) - Construction of Texas State Technical College's newest facility at Abilene's Industrial Technology Center is on schedule.
Bobby Copeland, TSTC's construction project manager for campus expansion planning and construction, said plans are for the new campus building to be ready for students when the Fall 2025 semester begins. The new facility will house the Diesel Equipment Technology, Electrical Lineworker and Management Technology, HVAC Technology and Plumbing and Pipefitting Technology programs.
"Over the next three weeks, crews will be placing concrete paving for the main driveway and should complete the metal roof decking," Copeland said. "Exterior sheathing of the facility is scheduled to begin this week."
TSTC was allocated funding through the Capital Construction Assistance Projects, under Senate Bill 52, during the 87th Texas Legislative Session in 2021, for the nearly 50,000-square-foot building.
The project cost is $30.4 million and Parkhill, a Lubbock-based multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm, was selected to complete the pre-design, programming and conceptual design of the new center.
Copeland said the facility should be substantially completed by July 26, 2025.
Here is a look at each program's space in the new facility:
A common area of the building will include computer labs, office spaces and support spaces.
To learn more about TSTC, visit tstc.edu.