Justice Center schedule now runs to Nov. 2028, commissioners to review
Teton County commissioners will discuss a Justice Center timeline that now runs from February 2026 through November 2028, about 17 weeks longer than the original plan, after adding space like a third courtroom and a Victims Services suite.
County commissioners are set to review a Justice Center construction schedule that now runs from February 2026 through November 2028, an overall extension of about 17 weeks from the timeline assumed in the original May 2024 agreement. For families, the practical question is whether this is “delay” or “design choice”, and the staff report is pretty clear it is the second: the longer timeline is tied to adding more space, including a third courtroom, a Municipal Court and jury assembly area, and a Victims Services suite. BCC staff report
I will be watching for two things at Tuesday’s meeting: whether the county can keep the project moving without further timeline changes, and whether commissioners explain how this longer schedule affects day to day court services while the community is already using temporary modular buildings. The report says the schedule shift is connected to expanded scope, not work “attributable to the Architect.” BCC staff report