ROMULUS, Mich. – On Monday, the new 34th District Courthouse in Romulus will have its groundbreaking ceremony.
The two-story, 50,000-square-foot courthouse will be located just west of the current courthouse and will continue to serve five communities --Â the cities of Romulus and Belleville and the townships of Huron, Sumpter and Van Buren --Â plus Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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The new facility will be more secure and is nearly twice the size of the current 26,000-square-foot courthouse, built in 1974. It will have a central lockup area accessible by all four of the planned courtrooms. Currently, some prisoners have to be escorted through the main public area, creating a potential security issue.
The ceremonial groundbreaking for the new 34th District Courthouse will be at 3 p.m., at 11131 Wayne Road, Romulus.
It has an estimated completion date of August 2019.