Dedham To Break Ground On New Public Safety Building This Week

DEDHAM, MA — Dedham will break ground on its new public safety building on Friday.

The building will be located on the site of the former Town Hall at 26 Bryant Street and house the staff and equipment of Fire, Police, and Dispatch departments, serving as a combined public safety building. Construction started in December.

Thew building replaces two older Town buildings: the police station built in 1962 at 600 High Street and the fire station built in 1930 at 436 Washington Street. The new public safety building is scheduled to open in fall 2022.

The final project cost will be $55 million, which is the guaranteed maximum price the town will pay under the Construction-Manager-at-Risk contract structure. The 84,000-square-foot building, which includes structured parking for emergency and staff vehicles, is scheduled for completion in May 2023.