Town Of Arlington: Public Works Facility Project

Press release from Town of Arlington:

02/03/2022 3:30 PM

The Town is revamping its existing Department of Public Works facility. The existing site is approximately 4.4 acres, spanning four masonry buildings, including a salt-shed and a fuel facility. Buildings A, B, and D hold historical designations from the National Register of Historic Places, originally built in 1914, while Building C was constructed in 1977. The proposed development includes the rehabilitation of Buildings A through D and the new construction of Building E, a combination of a pre-engineered metal building and conventionally framed structure, with most of the end-users relocated into their renovated spaces.

The new building will be approximately 43,000 square feet comprised of workshops, employee facilities, Town Engineering, maintenance shops, vehicle storage, automated vehicle wash bay, and a two-story administrative office space fronting along Grove Street. Additional new site development features will include a new 6,000 SF gambrel arch salt shed structure, located at the rear portion of the site. Also, in the plans are a new and upgraded municipal fueling station that will be located at the southeast corner of the site.

Weston & Sampson designed the building, Sydney Project Managers is serving as the (OPM), and Commodore Builders will be performing the construction. The project has a scheduled completion date of Summer 2023.

Funding

$44 Million was appropriated for this project at 2020 November Special Town Meeting and 2021 Annual Town Meeting. Project costs are summarized in the Capital Planning Committee’s report to Town Meeting 

Project Documents & Presentations 

In the video above, Arlington's Town Manager, Adam Chapdelaine walks through the project with ACMi.

Read a more detailed project description
View additional architectural renderings
Capital Planning Committee Presentation to 2021 Spring Town Meeting (watch the video)
Presentation slides used in the video.

Monthly Construction Updates

Construction updates will be posted monthly on this page and via Town of Arlington Notices. Subscribe to Town of Arlington Notices.

02/02/2022 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
02/03/2022 Abutter Notice
01/10/2022 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
12/03/2021 Construction Notice
11/08/2021 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
10/12/2021 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
09/13/2021 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
08/16/2021 Construction Notice and Progress Photos
07/15/2021 Construction Notice

This press release was produced by Town of Arlington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.