PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – College of the Desert officials reported to Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday that progress is being made on the Palm Springs Campus project.

The official groundbreaking was last November, and currently progress is being made on underground utilities and infrastructure work that is expected to be completed by mid-September.

Of the anticipated start of construction on the first building, COD Superintendent/President Val Martinez Garcia told councilmembers, “After more than two decades of visioning, planning, and perseverance, this moment will mark the shift from ground work to skyline, when steel begins to rise and the communities can finally see what has long been believed can transform this community.”

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