CONSTRUCTION of the first half of the new state of the art Gunnedah Police Station is almost complete.
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After being delayed for several weeks due to trade issues, recent works have included brick works to the new public entrance and concreting of the site’s driveways.
Interior works have also been completed, with electrical fittings and a front customer service counter installed.
Patterson Group site foreman Bob Mudie said the project has come a long way in recent weeks.
“In the last few weeks all the concrete driveways and footpaths have been laid and the excess dirt removed,” Mr Mudie said.
“A lot of progress has been made with the brick layers now finished and the scaffolds being removed as well.
“It’s all coming together now and beginning to look like a building.”
Mr Mudie told The Namoi Valley Independent the first half of the project was nearly finished and police officers are expected to move into the new site in July.
“The next few weeks I suppose are going to be focused on putting the finishing touches on things,” he said.
“We are hoping to move everybody from next door in the coming weeks which will allow us time to test everything we have installed so far as well.”
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The site foreman said the testing process was an important step.
“It is good that we have a little bit of time to test everything before everyone moves in,” he said.
“This way we can ensure everything is working as it should be from day one instead of it being more a case of moving in and then testing as we go.”
The $3 million project is set to make Gunnedah’s police station one of the most modern in NSW.
“It’s the first one I have worked on but I did a walk through of a new station in Sydney and I think when complete this one will be just as good if not slightly better,” Mr Mudie said.
“We will take a lot away from the first half of the project which will help us understand and overcome any challenges that may arise in the second half and hopefully might help make up for being a few weeks behind schedule in the first half.”
Mr Mudie said once the “finishing touches” are complete, demolition of the second half of the project would begin straight away.
“We will pretty much just jump straight in,” he said.
“It won’t take too long to come down either, and from there we can set about starting work on the second site and wrap it all up later in the year.”