ROUND ROCK, Texas—Construction is now underway on a multifaceted expansion of the Round Rock Public Safety Training Center, marking the start of a significant upgrade to the city’s fire and police training capabilities. Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP), a national, family‑owned construction management and contracting firm, has begun work on the project at the existing campus at 2801 N. Mays St. The expansion is scheduled for completion in early 2027.
The project is one of the key public safety investments approved by Round Rock voters in the 2023 bond election. City officials have emphasized the need for additional training capacity as Round Rock continues to grow and as both the fire and police departments expand to meet rising service demands. Since opening in 2018, the training center has become a central hub for advanced instruction, offering classrooms, an indoor tactical firing range, a defensive tactics area, scenario‑training structures—including a five‑story burn tower—outdoor skills pads and specialized props such as a fuel‑spill site.
AP leaders say the expansion will help ensure that the city’s first responders have the space and resources needed to train effectively. “AP recognizes the significance of this expansion for the City of Round Rock and its residents, and we take this assignment very seriously,” said Eric Churchill, Vice President of Central Texas. “The improvements planned will provide much-needed educational and practical training opportunities for the fire and police departments to help bolster the quality of the city’s first responders.”
The project includes a 6,602‑square‑foot expansion of the main administration building, adding more than 6,000 square feet of meeting room space and additional room for fire training personnel. A new 4,700‑square‑foot classroom building will house two classrooms, restrooms, storage and a kitchenette, giving both departments more flexibility to run simultaneous training programs. The expansion also includes new police and fire equipment storage, an emergency vehicle operations course, a heavy‑duty skills pad area, an observation tower and a backup emergency generator. An additional skills pad will provide a dedicated space for the fire department to conduct extrication exercises.
Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, which designed the original facility, also designed the expansion. The firm’s goal was to integrate the new buildings and training areas seamlessly with the existing campus while supporting more complex, real‑world training scenarios. The enhancements will allow the fire and police departments to conduct larger, more advanced exercises without the scheduling constraints that have emerged as the city’s population and staffing have grown.
