The Suwanee City Council has approved plans for the construction of a new $1.6 million police substation in the Suwanee Gateway area.

Council members agreed Tuesday to a contract with Hogan Construction Group of Norcross to complete the 7,100-square-foot substation and training facility at 2996 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

Work on the substation is expected to start by the end of December or early January and should tak about eight months.

The project is funded primarily through a special-purpose local-option sales tax.