Public Health Laboratories addition is under construction in Shoreline

Public Health Labs in Shoreline. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

By Donn Moyer, Communications Office, Washington Dept of Health

Our State Public Health Laboratories facility is building a 10,800 square foot addition at our site on the Fircrest campus on 15th NE in Shoreline.  

Construction began last summer. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Construction of a new wing at the existing site will include 

• secure facilities for storage of laboratory chemicals, 
• an approximately 3,400 square foot lab used for the diagnosis and identification of specimens, 
• an approximately 2,400 square foot receiving area that will allow the lab to safely receive environmental and clinical samples, 
• an approximately 3,900 square foot Mechanical Penthouse, 
• and an 1,125 square foot basement. 

Exterior roughed in and weatherproofed for the winter
Photo courtesy State Dept of Health

The project was in design phase through the 2007-2009 biennium and is in construction through the 2009-2011 biennium. Completion is projected by June 2011, with occupancy scheduled by September, 2011.

• The addition is increasing existing laboratory and receiving space and is under construction now.
• The groundbreaking was in March 2010 (see story) and construction is expected to end in June 2011.
• Construction progress is on schedule. The contractor is currently working on the interior of the addition; wiring, plumbing, interior walls, and HVAC equipment are being finished.
• The exterior of the building has been roughed-in and is weather-proof so construction has continued through the winter months.
• The addition should be in operation and occupied no later than September, 2011.