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Raleigh: Wake County awards a construction contract to replace EMS Station 5

The Hargrove Road station, also called Mini City, is to be rebuilt with three vehicle bays. The county says work is expected to start in January 2027.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, approved a construction contract for major upgrades to EMS Station 5 on Hargrove Road in Raleigh.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 19, 2026
  • The county said the existing station was built in 1989 and was designed for a staff of two. Monday's post put the current building at 2,000 square feet with two vehicle bays.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 19, 2026
  • The replacement is planned at about 4,400 square feet with three vehicle bays. The county listed a day room, kitchen, multi-purpose room, wellness room, bathrooms and staff workspace in the new floor plan.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 19, 2026
  • Monday's post said work is expected to begin in January 2027, with an estimated completion in early 2028.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, Oct. 19, 2026
  • A March 19, 2026, county announcement named the same station Mini City Station and said commissioners that day approved schematic design for a replacement on Hargrove Road.Confirmed by Wake County Government news post, March 19, 2026
  • The county's Mini-City EMS Station project page lists the address as 4704 Hargrove Road. It says the 1989 building will be demolished and a new neighborhood station built on the same site, with EMS covering the area from other locations during construction.Confirmed by Wake County Facilities Design and Construction, Mini-City EMS Station project page
  • The Oct. 19 regular-meeting agenda listed item 7 as awarding a construction contract for the Mini City EMS Station Replacement Project on Hargrove Road.Confirmed by NC govwatch listing of the Oct. 19, 2026, Wake County Board of Commissioners agenda
  • Wake Weekly, writing after the vote, reported the same contract approval, the 2,000-to-about-4,400-square-foot change, the three-bay plan, and the January 2027 start.Confirmed by Wake Weekly, Oct. 20, 2026

Still unknown

  • The winning bidder and the dollar amount of the contract. Monday's county post did not publish either figure
  • Whether weather, bidding details, or later board action will move the January 2027 start or the early-2028 finish

What this means for you

Public safety
The county says EMS will cover the area from other stations while the Hargrove Road building is replaced. This site is not Wake County EMS. If someone is in danger, call 911.

Instructions from Wake County Government

This site is not Wake County. For the contract announcement and project page, use wake.gov. This site is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Raleigh, Wake County commissioners on Monday approved a construction contract to replace EMS Station 5 on Hargrove Road.

The county's Oct. 19 announcement said the station dates to 1989 and was designed for a staff of two. That post put the current building at 2,000 square feet, with two vehicle bays. The replacement is planned at about 4,400 square feet and three bays, plus a day room, kitchen, multi-purpose room, wellness room, bathrooms and workspace for staff.

A March county post called the same site Mini City Station and said the board that day approved schematic design. The county project page lists 4704 Hargrove Road, says the 1989 building will come down, and says a new neighborhood station will be built there. During that work, the page says EMS is to cover the area from other stations.

Monday's announcement said work is expected to start in January 2027 and finish in early 2028. An older project schedule still showed a fall 2026 start; we are using the dates in the Oct. 19 post.

Chair Don Mial said the upgrade would give more EMS staff the space they need as the area grows.

The regular-meeting agenda listed the same item as awarding a contract for the Mini City replacement at that Raleigh site. Wake Weekly later reported the Monday vote and the January 2027 start.

The county has not posted who won the bid or what the contract costs.

Why it matters

EMS Station 5 covers a busy part of Raleigh from a 1989 building built for two people. Monday's vote is the construction contract, not a finished station. Readers need the county's dates and size, not a copied rendering caption.

Updates

  1. Oct 19, 2026, 10:08 PM

    Commissioners approve a construction contract to replace EMS Station 5 on Hargrove Road. The county expects work to start in January 2027 and finish in early 2028.

Sources

  1. Wake County plans major upgrades to EMS Station 5 in Raleigh (Oct. 19, 2026: commissioners approved the construction contract; built 1989 for a staff of two; current 2,000 square feet and two bays; replacement about 4,400 square feet and three bays; day room, kitchen, multi-purpose room, wellness room, bathrooms, workspace; solar photovoltaic system, low-flow plumbing, low-carbon concrete, native drought-tolerant landscaping; work expected January 2027; estimated completion early 2028; Chair Don Mial quoted)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake County Government · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

  2. Wake County commissioners approve plans to replace EMS station in north Raleigh (March 19, 2026: schematic design approved; Mini City Station; 1989 building; 2,066 square feet in that post; new building 4,383 square feet in that post; additional ambulance bay)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake County Government · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

  3. Mini-City EMS Station project page (4704 Hargrove Road, Raleigh; 1989 building to be demolished; new station on the same site; 4,400 square feet; three apparatus bays; EMS to backfill from other locations during construction; Esse Architects, PA)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake County Government · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

  4. Board of Commissioners regular meeting agenda, Oct. 19, 2026, item 7: Award Construction Contract for Mini City EMS Station Replacement Project on Hargrove Road in Raleigh, NC

    Official sourcePublished by NC govwatch (Wake County agenda listing) · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

  5. Wake County plans major upgrades to EMS Station 5 in Raleigh (Wake Weekly, Oct. 20, 2026: commissioners this week approved the construction contract; 2,000 square feet and two bays now; about 4,400 square feet and three bays planned; work expected January 2027; estimated completion early 2028)

    Published by Wake Weekly · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

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