HEB
North Conway, NH - 603.356.6936
   

Southern Maine Juvenile Detention Facility

Overcrowding forced the State of Maine to expand juvenile detention facilities. HEB worked in conjunction with SMRT Architects and Engineers, Inc. on a $25 million facility improvement at the Southern Maine Juvenile Correctional Facility in South Portland. This project is one of four such expansions. The 117,300 square foot facility consolidated into one building day use, medical, administration, and youth residential facilities. HEB prepared the civil design and permit documents for the $1.4 million site upgrades and improvements. Design features included stormwater quality treatment, road and traffic circulation, parking for 180 vehicles, complex erosion control, and extensive grading and earthwork to incorporate the addition into the existing facility master plan.

An innovative project-phasing plan was required to maintain site security and facility operations. One challenging aspect of the project was HEB’s coordination with the Portland Water District for the relocation of a 900-foot section of 12-inch water main that intersected the construction area. Construction began in the summer of 1999, and HEB will work closely with SMRT and the State of Maine for occupancy by the end of 2000.