The demolition of part of a former police station in Bradford to make way for the £24.4 million City Park looks set to be completed by the end of next week.

Contractors expected the work to take three weeks, but they are ahead of schedule after starting on Monday. Half will be knocked to the ground and the southern wing will stay as it contains cells used by the court next door.

Once the 1970s Tyrls building has been demolished an eight-metre hole will be dug to house the water tank for the mirror pool.

The tank will lie under a pavilion and will store the water from the pool when it is drained at night, so that it can be cleaned and reused.

Councillor Adrian Naylor, Bradford Council’s executive member of regeneration, said: “This is something that people can have confidence in.

“They can now see something happening on site. What we are saying is that the Council together with Yorkshire Forward can get things done, when we aren’t relying on private sector or Government-backed investment.”

Jan Anderson, executive director of environment at Yorkshire Forward, said: “Delivering significant regeneration projects is especially difficult in the current economic climate and the absence of substantive private sector investment. Yorkshire Forward continues to be fully committed to using its resources in partnership with Bradford Council to deliver such projects where they will have a positive impact on the City’s economy.

“The City Park is one example of a major project that can be delivered by the public partners; it will change perceptions of the City and it will encourage private investors in the medium and long term.”

Work on the City Park is expected to be officially opened by autumn, 2011.

Yorkshire Water is working in Centenary Square to lay pipes around the pool to divert utilities which run under Channing Way.

Work is taking place in Norfolk Gardens to create a bus shelter, ahead of the closure of Channing Way in May.