Construction is slated to begin in October with a scheduled occupancy date of February 2025. The old building will then be demolished, and construction of a new gymnasium and athletic fields will start in March 2025 with a planned completion date in January 2026. The state is paying for 85% of the $179.5 million project, leaving city taxpayers to fund the remaining $26.9 million. O&G Industries will be the construction manager for the project, just as it was for the original Torrington High School when it was built in the 1960s. In 2020, voters approved funding for the project at a cost of $159.5 million. But after the pandemic, the cost of building materials and school enrollment numbers increased. In January, residents approved an additional $20 million for the project. S/L/A/M Collaborative, the architectural firm that worked on the building, adjusted the design to accommodate a larger enrollment than originally planned. The new building accommodates 1,650 students, 629 in the middle school and 1,021 in the high school.
