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SURREY, B.C. – Three new prefabricated additions are under construction at Walnut Road, Lena Shaw and Woodland Park Elementary schools in Surrey, B.C. and are expected to be complete for the coming school year.

Funding for all three projects was announced in fall 2023 and will add a total of 40 new classrooms to the school district, a release said.

The new additions resulted from $60 million in provincial investment and, the release said, is part of the government’s action to create new and expanded schools in Surrey with nearly $900 million to create more than 14,000 new student seats in the past seven years.

“These prefabricated classroom spaces offer a creative and quick solution to help provide relief to Surrey schools experiencing immediate capacity challenges. The structures include dedicated washrooms, a common hallway and cooling system – and because they can be more than one level, allow us to maintain crucial outdoor play areas,” Surrey Board of Education chair Laurie Larsen said in a statement.

Prefabricated additions were also recently announced for Old Yale Road Elementary, Latimer Road Elementary, William Watson Elementary and Martha Currie Elementary and funding was announced for an 800-seat addition to Fleetwood Park Secondary.

Construction is underway for the new Snokomish Elementary and Ta’talu Elementary, and additions to Semiahmoo Trail Elementary and South Meridian Elementary, the release added.