BELLEVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. is building a new $37.8 million laboratory facility for the Illinois State Police and other law enforcement agencies in southwest Illinois that will quadruple the space dedicated in the region to crime-solving forensic science technology. The two-story, 64,100-square-foot building is taking shape on a 2.3-acre site at the intersection of 23rd and West Main streets in Belleville. When operational, it will serve 154 police agencies in a contiguous eight-county area in Illinois.The building will include more than 40,000 square feet of lab space housing research infrastructure and equipment for crime scene services such as trace chemistry, polygraph, latent prints, firearms and forensic biology/DNA testing. The building will replace 15,000 square feet of antiquated forensic science space the law enforcement agency currently leases in Fairview Heights, Ill. and is being funded by the state's Illinois Jobs Now! Capital Development Board. Joining prime contractor Contegra on the project team are Pyramid Electrical Contractors Inc., Amsco Mechanical Inc. and Bi-State Fire Protection Corp.
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