Groundbreaking on three new Richmond school buildings will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 19, it has been announced.

While Mayor Levar M. Stoney and Richmond Public Schools officials offered few specifics, their announcement stated that ceremonies will be held at George Mason Elementary, E.S.H. Greene Elementary and Elkhardt-Thompson Middle schools, the three schools that are to be replaced.

The $110 million school construction project is to be completed in time for students to attend classes in the new buildings in the fall of 2020.

The 1.5 percent addition to the city’s meals tax, which started July 1, is expected to generate $9.1 million annually to help pay for the construction.