Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and the Sussex County Vocational Technical School District have announced plans for Chesapeake Utilities to provide natural gas service to the new Sussex Technical High School campus under construction in Sussex County, Delaware. The project includes construction of a nearly four-mile natural gas main extension to supply energy for the new 400,000+-square-foot academic facility. The new campus, with an estimated cost of approximately $249 million, is scheduled to open in September 2027 and will increase student capacity to 1,800 high school students and over 3,500 Adult Education students.

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