Northlake’s new Fire Station 512, planned to be built at the corner of I-35W and Dale Earnhardt Way, ran into unexpected problems that led to construction delays, Denton County Emergency Services District No. 1 and 2 Chief Ricky Vaughan said on Friday.

According to Vaughan, the manufacturer of the building, based in Canada, hasn’t built in Texas before, so they had to get certified by the state before going through a review process.

The manufacturer has since been certified and the department recently got word that the state approved the station’s 730-page design plan.

Now, Vaughan said the state has to come out and do a site inspection before construction can start.

“The [state] has a process they have to follow, but the delays have been because of extra steps the manufacturer had to

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