Officials with the City of Santa Clarita released a video Thursday to provide an update on the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, which is currently under construction in Canyon Country. 

On Thursday, city officials released a video providing an update on the status of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station in Canyon Country, which is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2021. 

“The new centrally located Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is under construction with a variety of projects including a helipad, communications tower and a vehicle wash system,” reads the official post from the City. “The project is scheduled to be turned over to the LA County Sheriff’s Department in the first half of 2021.” 

Located along Golden Valley Road just south of Centre Pointe Parkway, officials broke ground at the 12-acre site in 2018, and began the initial grading a year later. Once completed, the new facility is expected to encompass more than 40,000 square feet, including a generator, detention facility and helipad.

All of the walls and roofing have been completed for the new station, with officials currently working on “interior improvements.”

Additionally, right-of-way improvements on Golden Valley Rd. and the nearby sidewalk have been completed in the areas surrounding the station, according to city officials.

See Related: Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda Discusses What To Expect In 2021

Back in December, Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda sat down with KHTS to discuss what to expect in 2021, including the new station, which he said will give law enforcement better resources to serve a growing community.

“We have an antiquated Sheriff’s station that was built in 1969 for a population of 80,000 that now has to serve a population of almost 300,000 in the valley,” Miranda said at the time.

Miranda went on to say that the resources being made available at the new station will help deputies operate more “effectively and more efficiently.”

“By more efficiently, I’m talking about serving the public better, but also serving it at a cost that’s more reasonable than maybe what we’re having to pay now per deputy,” he said.

Officials expect the station to be completed and handed over to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department by the end of the second quarter of 2021.

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