McElhatten -A new, modern timber-frame structure is going up on McElhattan Drive.

The $4.7 million, 12,500-square-foot facility, soon to be the new administration building for the Wayne Township Landfill and Clinton County Solid Waste Authority, is being built by Haas Buildings Solutions Inc. of State College.

Scott Walker, project manager for Hearthstone Homes Inc., is overseeing the effort involving some 30 subcontractors, as he and his crew continue the work on the commercial building.

Workers use a crane to set large timbers in place as they continue to build the new Wayne Township Landfill office building. The $4.7 million project is expected to be completed sometime in December.

The foundation is completed, the central timber frames are expected to be fully in place this week, and wall panels are being installed, Walker said.

Authority members noted the remarkable complexity of the bidding process for the job, with more than 30 separate bid packages covering various aspects, many of which were awarded to local construction firms.

The initiative is one amidst an array of projects the authority is undertaking, according to Landfill Manager Jay Alexander. He pointed to ongoing efforts to create a railroad spur, the expansion of the landfill to extend its life by 30 years, and the creation of a Compressed Natural Gas (CGN) filling station on the property.

With a couple of other projects, these investments in the future will add up to about $16.7 million before all is said and done.