Phase 2 construction begins at Westerly’s new State Street School
Phase 2 construction on Westerly’s new State Street School began July 1, 2026, according to a project document from the Town of Westerly and Westerly Public Schools. The same document sets substantial completion within 150 days of the Phase 2 start.
The milestone advances construction on a major Westerly school-building project and gives students, families, staff and contractors a defined schedule for the next phase of work. It also places the project within the town’s 2026-27 fiscal year, which runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
What the project documents establish
The project is identified as the New State Street School in Westerly, Rhode Island. Phase 2 work was scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, and substantial completion is required within 150 days.
“Substantial completion” is a construction milestone. The document does not say that the school opened when Phase 2 began, that students moved into the building, or that the 150-day deadline is the date the school will begin operating. A final opening date is not identified in the approved project materials.
The available documents also do not provide a current construction percentage, an assessment of contractor performance or the project’s final cost. Those details would require a full contract or a current construction report that is not included in the materials reviewed for this report.
What it means for Westerly
For Westerly Public Schools and local families, the start of Phase 2 marks movement from the project schedule into the next stage of construction. The timetable is relevant to planning for students, school staff and future school operations, while contractors and the town continue work tied to the new building.
The town’s adopted fiscal year 2027 budget covers the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. That budget provides municipal fiscal context for ongoing capital and school-related work, but the approved packet does not state the school project’s total cost or identify a specific budget allocation for it.
Westerly Public Schools continues to identify the school-building project as an active district initiative on its official website. The next documented project benchmark is substantial completion within 150 days of the July 1 Phase 2 start. The available materials do not establish what additional steps, approvals or scheduling decisions will follow that benchmark.
Sources
- New State Street School project document, Town of Westerly / Westerly Public Schools
- Westerly Public Schools
- FY 2027 Town of Westerly Adopted Budget, Town of Westerly
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