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Construction team reports foundations, underground work and steel fabrication for new high school; completion still targeted for summer 2028
Summary
Contractors reported three months of construction progress on the new North Ridgeville high school: foundations and masonry are underway, underground utilities installed, elevator shafts set and structural steel in fabrication with arrival planned for August; project remains on track for summer 2028.
Construction representatives Bill Sherman and Claire Bank gave a detailed progress update on the district’s new high school, saying the project has moved from site preparation into foundation, masonry and underground infrastructure work and remains on track for a summer 2028 completion date.
Sherman said the team has removed the old maintenance building, set up site offices in the old bus garage, completed waterline taps and begun foundations and masonry walls. He described visible progress from aerial shots and said crews are completing underground electric and plumbing while structural steel is in fabrication in Warren, Ohio. “Our steel is actually sitting in the fabrication plant… it's sitting there in rolled stock currently,” he told the board, and added that structural steel arrival is targeted for the beginning of August.
Sherman described the site as sequenced into three areas—buildings A, B and C—where building A (mainly academic wings) is expected to be largely under roof by year’s end so interior work can continue through winter. Building B contains athletic spaces and will follow masonry, and building C houses the performing arts center. The presenters also pointed out two constructed elevator towers and ongoing submittals and coordination work required for product reviews and compliance.
During questions, a board member asked whether tariffs or national steel demand would delay delivery; the construction lead said tariffs were not the issue but noted high demand from data centers competing for steel. He told the board the district’s structural steel is purchased and in fabrication. The presenters acknowledged ongoing coordination tasks and street-sweeping and traffic management as continuing site issues.
The construction presentation closed with a quarter-ahead look: continued masonry, underground electrical and plumbing for several months, and the expectation that structural steel will be installed after it arrives in August. The board did not take a formal vote on the update; the team invited questions and site visits as needed.
