Storm Shelter Construction Begins on 1st of 20 Schools in City in Oklahoma
Construction is underway at the first of 20 Tulsa, Okla.-area schools that will receive new classroom or library additions to double as storm shelters.
The Tulsa World reported that a $415 million bond package that Tulsa voters approved of in 2015 includes $7.5 million to reinforce new building additions as storm shelters at 20 schools. Springdale Elementary is scheduled to be the first to have a completed addition around November.
Springdale’s new classroom addition includes six-inch-thick, concrete walls and a new roof. Bullet-proof glass on exterior windows and doors will also be added to the $4.5 million building project.
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