Updated September 20, 2026 with new reporting. This is a material milestone on the same Ballard Road campus project: the agency now says groundbreaking has occurred and adds official scope, financing and opening-target details.
An official BOCES project update says construction has started at 230 Ballard Road, adding new public detail on the campus size, lease cost and opening timeline. ([wswheboces.org](https://www.wswheboces.org/apps/news/article/2133994))
WSWHE BOCES says it has broken ground on its new instructional campus in Wilton and is aiming to open the project in Fall 2027, giving residents a clearer official milestone for one of the larger institutional builds underway in town. ([wswheboces.org](https://www.wswheboces.org/apps/news/article/2133994))
WSWHE BOCES says construction is formally underway on its Vision 2027 campus at 230 Ballard Road in Wilton. In a recent official project update, the agency said it had held a groundbreaking and is targeting an opening in Fall 2027. (wswheboces.org)
BOCES describes the project as a 45.5-acre, 291,650-square-foot campus that would bring its Career and Technical Education and Exceptional Learners Division programs onto one site. The agency said the plan includes three instructional buildings, 44 CTE classrooms or shops and specialty labs, 53 ELD classrooms, gymnasiums, playgrounds and therapeutic spaces. (wswheboces.org)
The update also adds financing context. BOCES said a 2024 building condition survey identified more than $80 million in needed repairs over five years at two BOCES-owned sites, while building a new BOCES-owned campus was estimated at more than $160 million. It said the approved approach uses a 20-year lease totaling about $98.6 million in construction costs. (wswheboces.org)
For Wilton readers, the main news is that the Ballard Road project has moved beyond earlier contract-stage updates into a visible construction phase with a stated opening target. The next places to watch are future BOCES board packets and campus update pages for added contracts, schedule changes or construction milestones. (wswheboces.org)