Project Part of CVTC's Referendum Begins Construction

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 -- 12:00 PM

A project to expand and remodel Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Emergency Service Education Center is underway, with a construction kick-off event held Monday, June 14th at the facility on CVTC’s West Campus.

The $10.6 million project is the second-largest part of CVTC’s $48.8 million referendum approved in April 2020. The need to alleviate inadequate classroom space and provide more realistic experiences for those who will be risking their lives for their communities drove the decision to include the project in the referendum.

The project includes 27,800 sq. ft. in additions and 24,400 sq. ft. of remodeling. Among the features are a larger indoor firearms range; dedicated spaces for simulations; increased classroom spaces; facilities for fitness, defense and arrest tactics; and an apparatus bay for FireMedic equipment.

This will be a big year for construction on the CVTC campuses as the projects approved in the referendum are implemented. An addition to the Manufacturing Education Center for an Automation Fabrication Lab is finished and equipment is being installed this summer.

Construction of the most significant project, an entirely new Transportation Education Center, is well underway on the West Campus. Smaller projects will be starting in the near future at the Chippewa Falls and Menomonie campuses as well.

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