Metuchen board construction report: high school addition on track, contingency funds drawn down

The Metuchen Board of Education—s construction committee reported progress on district building projects at its Oct. 14, 2025, meeting, saying most interior HVAC work at Metuchen High School is installed, the cafeteria addition is complete and a gym addition is expected to be finished around December.

The update came during the construction committee report delivered to the full board by Mister Glassberg, who said that "most of the interior HVAC is installed" at the high school and that "the cafeteria addition is complete, although still may not be used at the moment" because of ongoing configuration work. He told the board the gym addition—s framing and rough electrical work are in place and that translucent glass will be added in October, with the addition expected to be complete around December.

Committee members said the new electrical service for the high school is scheduled to be installed during Jersey Week (election week), weather…