Acushnet Police Facility
Acushnet, MA – Nauset Construction is overseeing the finishing touches to the recently completed ground up construction of the new $5.7 million police station for the town of Acushnet.
Designed by Kaestle Boos Associates, the 11,000sf structure replaces the former police station that shared space with the school department and board of health at the historic Parting Ways Building, built in 1877.
The new facility includes separate adult and juvenile detention cells, secure booking and processing areas, administrative offices, interview rooms, a dispatch center with bullet-proof glass and walls, locker rooms, and a community/training/Emergency Operations Center room. The facility also features a garage for vehicles that are evidence in investigations and a sally port that allows for the safe delivery and receipt of detainees.
Sitework included upgrades to the underground stormwater retention, as well as new sewer, water, and gas connections to the street.
Project challenges included maintaining a shared entranceway throughout construction with an emergency medical services facility, necessitating continuous planning and coordination to ensure that emergency vehicles and personnel were not impacted during the construction process.
Another challenge involved onsite wetland protection that required Nauset to work in conjunction with the local conservation committee to preserve the area.
