City of Cambridge

A rendering of the south entrance at the new Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper Schools and Community Complex in West Cambridge.

The Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper Schools and Community Complex opens Tuesday, the start of the school year, rounding out nearly four years of construction and a $299 million investment by the city.

The opening completes the second-most expensive public school project in the state after the $374 million construction of Waltham Public Schools last year.

Originally proposed at $200 million, the Tobin and Vassall campus project has seen three additional requests for project funding since 2018, including a $49 million dollar addition in 2022.

Former city manager Louis A. Pasquale cited “enhanced sustainability and resilienc

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