A Pelham fire station which was supposed to be opened months ago remains under construction due to the impact of the nationwide supply chain shortage.
The project currently stands at 90 days behind schedule. Construction crews have struggled to get structural steel, appliances and even the engine for the station's generator. The fire station's plan also calls for a concrete storm shelter.
"We can't get the doors for it. We've been waiting about six months for the doors," said the City of Pelham's Public Works director Andres Bittas. The supply chain constraints has forced the city to evaluate how it handles future projects including a renovation of city hall which began last month.
"So right now we're looking at other projects and we're looking at sequencing of these construction," said Bittas, "We're trying to kind of work with the contractor and encourage them to kind of submit those to us early."