Construction starting soon to rebuild Elizabeth Forward High School after devastating fire WPXI [Video]

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Nearly a year and a half after flames and smoke caused significant damage to Elizabeth Forward High School, construction is set to begin to rebuild the damaged structure and make improvements throughout the building.

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“To have this vision now of the future – something that’s going to change the district for hopefully the next 30, 40, 50 years – long after I’m gone, is just incredibly exciting,” said District Superintendent Keith Konyk.

In recent days, school board members unanimously approved five separate contracts for the construction, totaling about $53 million.

“We took advantage of this extremely bad situation to evaluate all of our needs in the district and what the future of EF looks like,” said School Board President Tom Sharkey.

Construction teams will break ground this September. Over the course of two years, …