From the High School Building Committee

For publication in the Wayland Town Crier on June 10, 2010

Contact: Lea Anderson (lea@anderson.name)

Wayland High School Breaking Ground

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9:00 am the Town of Wayland will break ground on its long awaited Wayland High School building project at 264 Old Connecticut Path. After nine years of planning by multiple committees, the time has come to put the shovel in the ground. Last November, voters approved the $70.8 million project including a grant of up to $25 million by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).

The project comprises two new buildings and a renovated field house. HMFH Architects designed a new classroom building of approximately 100,000 square feet and a commons building of about 54,000 square feet. Construction Manager, Shawmut Design and Construction Co., was hired in March. KV Associates rounds out the project team as Owner’s Project Manager.

The High School Building Committee (HSBC) anticipates a two-year construction schedule with buildings occupied by January of 2012 and site work completed by summer of 2012.

An information session for the community on logistics and design is planned for Tuesday, August 31 at 7:30 pm in the Middle School Auditorium.

More information is available on the HSBC website at www.waylandschoolcommittee.org/whs/hsbc/index.htm.