Voters Approve New Bristol-Plymouth Regional Tech Campus Plans

TAUNTON (CBS) – Plans to build a new school building for the Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School have been approved. Residents of Bristol County voted in a referendum on Saturday.

"As a District we are grateful to our sending communities for their support of a new school building, and ensuring a 21st-century career technical education for future generations at Bristol-Plymouth," Superintendent Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes said.

District officials said the current Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical High School campus is outdated and too small. They said the building has several issues including asbestos, lack of accessibility, and excessive exterior deterioration.

The project will cost $305 million and construction will take about eight years to complete.

The state will pay 40% of the building costs and the rest will be paid for by the seven District communities, including Taunton, Middleboro and Raynham.