New $102M public safety center nears completion From the cover
The details
Lewisville Public Safety Center site map
Current progress
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The center, located on Main Street, is one of the largest city projects at almost 300,000 square feet, Internal Services Manager Chris Presley said. The focal point is a 102,000-square-foot police and re administration building and central re station, a campus almost twice the size of previous buildings. Next to those buildings is a 169,000-square- foot parking garage above a 20,000-square-foot support building, Presley said. The support building will house canine units, a SWAT equipment room, and a space to process and store evidence, Assistant Police Chief Bill Wawro said. The re station has ve engine bays and an alert system for emergency calls, which will improve response times, Assistant Fire Chief Chris Sweet said. “The increased footprint allows ... the department to maintain its stock more e ciently,” Sweet said.
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Under construction Parking New Police Station & Fire Administration New support and garage New Fire Station
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SOURCE: CITY OF LEWISVILLE COMMUNITY IMPACT
PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF LEWISVILLE
The context
massive projects going on at the same time,” Presley said. Supply chain issues and surges in material pricing during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to fluctuations in project cost. Expenses exceeding the $95 million in bond funds were covered with surplus funds from other capital projects left over from previous bonds, Proce said. Both departments transitioned to the shared temporary space in 2023, allowing them to begin working in a collaborative facility, Rollins said.
About $5 million from the 2021 bond was allocated to renovate an existing structure off Lakeway Drive for police and fire to continue operations during construction of the new center, in addition to funding a modular fire station off McGee Lane, Presley said. Officials plan to convert the modular station into a salt brine facility to aid the city in manufacturing salt during cold weather once the departments move out. “As we were designing [the center], we were designing the temporary facilities, so it was two
PD/FD admin and fire station: $59M Breaking down the cost
Parking/support buildings: $39M Temporary facilities: $5M
Total: $103M
ON JULY 15, COUNCIL APPROVED A $1.5M REDUCTION TO THE TOTAL PROJECT COST THROUGH UNUSED CONTINGENCY FUNDS.
SOURCE: CITY OF LEWISVILLE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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