WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg Police Department will host a beam-signing ceremony Friday for its new police station.
The 10:30 a.m. ceremony is open to the public and will take place at the site of the new station at 715 Lafayette St. Those attending the ceremony can park at the Municipal Building at 401 Lafayette St.
The 43,400-square-foot station is expected to open in fall 2025.
“We are excited to celebrate this milestone for the new Williamsburg Police Station with the public,” Mayor Doug Pons said in a news release. “Our officers and this community are deserving of a state-of-the-art police station that can provide the best platform for public safety for the next 50 years.”
Henderson Inc. and architectural firm Moseley Architects are in charge of designing and building the station.
Discussion of the project began in 2016 to address the aging police station currently in use, according to the city. That station, located at the corner of Lafayette Street and Armistead Avenue next to the Williamsburg Regional Library, will be demolished once the new one is operational.
Among the amenities of the new station will be a community room with seating for 70, a state-of-the-art property and evidence facility, a fitness facility and other space dedicated to officer wellness and multiple interview rooms.
More about the police station project can be found at williamsburgva.gov/policestation.
Sam Schaffer, samuel.schaffer@virginiamedia.com
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