The building was opened to a group of tourgoers Saturday. “They’re doing a lot of finishing touches,” said Board of Education Co- Chair Sue DePretis, noting that the $179.5 million project is on-time and within budget. In addition to the lighting being put in since the last tours in March, the heating ventilation and air conditioning system has been installed with five units placed on the roof, Arum said. Shortly after school closes for summer break, part of the music wing at the old high school will be knocked down so workers can work in that area of the site, he said. Over the summer they will construct a new roadway into the school. While that effort is being done -from June 15 to August 27- Major Besse Drive will be closed and only accessible for construction traffic, he said. Public can get into the property via Daley Drive behind the school near the athletic fields. Depretis lauded the Building Committee for the job they’ve done to date and gave a “shout-out” to O&G Industries for “fantastic” project management.
