Round Rock To Break Ground On New Fire Station 3

ROUND ROCK, TX — City officials are poised to break ground on a new fire station on Monday, officials said.

The ceremony is scheduled at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, in the La Frontera shopping center. The new Station 3 will be located at 201 Sundance Parkway, replacing the existing Station 3 that was built in 1991 on Rawhide Drive.

Council approved the purchase of the two acres of land for the new building in May 2018, officials reminded in a press advisory. Station 3 will serve the southwestern Round Rock area, including La Frontera, the Chisholm Valley neighborhood and Dell campus, officials added.

“This new station will improve response times and give our firefighters the ability to better serve a growing area in Round Rock,” Mayor Craig Morgan said in a prepared statement.

Added Fire Chief Robert Isbell: “By analyzing at our data, we saw the opportunity to relocate new Station 3 in a popular retail and restaurant corridor while providing strategic access to major roadways for maximum efficiency in our response,” he said in a prepared statement.

City officials said the new 11,500-square-foot station will house an engine, aerial fire apparatus, Williamson County EMS ambulance crew and provide additional space for future growth.

Round Rock residents approved funding for the relocation of Station 3 in the 2013 bond election. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2019 with completion in late 2020.