New Burlington Police Station: Late 2025 Groundbreaking Target

The new Burlington police station project is moving ahead, with construction expected to kick off in August of 2025.

The town's Police Station Building Committee recently met to go over plans for a temporary police station and the timeline for building the new facility. They've picked the Vine Book water treatment plant site on Middlesex Turnpike for the temporary station.

Kevin Witzell, representing the architectural firm Kaestle Boos, showed plans to renovate the old water treatment plant, which will serve as the temporary police HQ for about two years while the new station is being built. Mechanical systems will be upgraded and sprinklers installed. More parking will be added, too, using existing paved surfaces as well as permeable materials that will minimize the impact on the surrounding Vine Brook conservation area.

The temporary spot will add offices, interview rooms, and a secure lobby but won't have detention cells, locker rooms, or a fitness area. If the Department needs to hold arrestees, they'll use neighboring departments through mutual aid agreements.

The team expects the temporary station to be ready by late June 2025. This will allow the police to move in July before demolition begins on the current station in August. The projected timeline is about 20 months for construction, including roughly three months to demolish the existing building. As they move forward with the design for the new Burlington police station, the committee plans to check out other recently built police stations in the area to get a feel for modern public safety design features.

The committee will talk with the Historical Commission to ensure preservation of historic artifacts and memorabilia from the 125-year-old building and talked about ways to keep neighbors in the loop, like email updates, mailers, the project website, and maybe some in-person meetings.