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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota National Guard’s Valley City-based 231st Brigade Support Battalion has a new facility to provide maintenance support for its combat and tactical vehicles.

North Dakota National Guard leaders along with state and local officials will take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 1st at 1 p.m. to officially open the new facility for operations. The public is encouraged to attend this event.

Scheduled to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony are North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, North Dakota Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford and North Dakota Adjutant General Major General Alan S. Dohrmann.

The $13 million project was completed this spring after construction began in June 2015. The building provides the National Guard with a new vehicle maintenance shop and unheated enclosed vehicle storage facility to support unit maintenance operations and training.

The previous maintenance shop, which was located near the Valley City Airport, was not suitable for expansion to house the new equipment. Built in 1960, the building had only 3,230 square feet of floor space. The new building has more than 45,000 square feet.

Below are a few sneak peek photos inside the new North Dakota National Guard Maintenance Shop along the I-94 Corridor Frontage Road in Valley City.