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:Contractors arrived on site to begin work on the first phase, some preliminary work having already been carried out by SVR staff and volunteers. Completion was initially expected to be in mid-2017.
*December 2016: Installation of all 63 piles completed.
*April 2017: Construction of the base for the new station building , originally targetted for January, was completed.*May 2017: Bricklaying began at a ceremony on 3 May. A revised target date of October 2017 was imtimated for the new building.*October 2017: Proceeds from the share offer reached the target of £2.5m on the final day. Work continued on the building structure.*March 2018: A project team is was working on the specification of the West side project, which includes the field car park, access roads and [[Bridgnorth Turntable|turntable]]. It is was intended to tender for this phase during the summer of 2018.<ref>SVR NBI March 2018</ref> First phase work, much delayed, continued with the first roof slates being laid by the end of the month.*April 2018 roofing took place and the scaffolding was largely removed from the exterior of the building *June 2018 In the rear service yard area, the “Bovey Tracey” outbuilding building had the framework erected and covered in breathable felt ready for the external corrugated cladding to be applied. This is based on a goods lock up that used to adorn Bovey Tracey station on the Moretonhampstead branch in Devon. The SVR version will serve as a plant room housing the heating boiler and food preparation area for the volunteer [[Severn Valley Venturer]] catering staff. *July 2018 a completion and hand-over was forecast for the third week in July.<ref>SVR News 201, p. 15</ref>. This was followed by a revised plan to open on 3 September. 
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Bridgnorth_20170430.jpg|The completed base for the new building, April 2017.
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Regular updates Updates on this project including pictures of the work in progress can be found on the [https://www.svrlive.com/bridgnorth-development SVRLive Bridgnorth Development page].
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