CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (WPRI) — Work is officially halfway done for a new high school in Central Falls.

Mayor Maria Rivera joined state and district leaders Tuesday afternoon for a special “topping out” ceremony, in which the final steel beam was put into place.

The city broke ground on the new high school back in April. It will eventually replace the current, nearly 100-year-old school building, in a new location across the city at the corner of Lonsdale and Higginson avenues.

City leaders believe it will transform the future of education in Central Falls.

The city secured more than $93 million in a bond from the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation. The entire project will cost $108 million total.

It’s set to be completed by 2026.

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