![Thunder-Bay-Courthouse-August-20-2016-Upgrades-2 Thunder Bay District Courthouse is getting upgraded security for transporting prisoners into and out of the facility](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Thunder-Bay-Courthouse-August-20-2016-Upgrades-2.jpg)
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THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Courthouse is getting upgrades to security and parking. In recent weeks, construction has been ongoing to the two-year-old facility to bring it up to new security standards.
The access to the parking area on the west side of the courthouse has been undergoing construction.
High security fencing has been installed, lined with razor wire on the southwest side of the facility.
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![The changes are likely to result in fewer parking spots as access to the new security zone is completed](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Thunder-Bay-Courthouse-August-20-2016-Upgrades-1.jpg)
![The retrofits to upgrade security will block in a walkway at the Thunder Bay District Courthouse](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Thunder-Bay-Courthouse-August-20-2016-Upgrades-3.jpg)
The Thunder Bay District Courthouse has become the predominate feature of the Fort William Business District.