It’s an exciting day in the Bolton Neighborhood in West Linn as a new fire station rises from the ground. After years of planning and months of prep work, crews are raising the first walls at TVF&R’s Station 58. Work at the Bolton Station has been underway for nearly a year as crews moved homes on the future building’s property and prepared the site for construction.
The original Bolton Station is decades old and in need of replacement. Its older framed structure does not meet current ADA, seismic, or a variety of District standards. The apparatus bays are too small and lack the overhead clearance and depth required to house standard District apparatus.
Station 58 is one of three TVF&R fire stations under construction right now. Station 59, also in West Linn, and Station 53 in Beaverton are farther along in the construction process. Both of those projects also replace older, outdated stations. All three projects are funded by a $77.5 million general obligation bond for capital improvements approved by 68.6% of voters in 2006. The projects funded by this bond are occurring throughout our entire service area and are expected to improve and maintain our response to emergency incidents.
To learn more about all of TVF&R’s capital improvement projects, click here.
very cool! happy to see them start building!