The Connecticut Army National Guard said contractors have broken ground on a $29 million central repair facility at Camp Hartell in Windsor Locks.
The 112,000-square-foot combined support maintenance shop (CSMS) will replace a much smaller, recently demolished 60-year-old facility. Four external support shops will also be consolidated into the new facility.
The new shop, paid for entirely by federal funds, will service more than 700 vehicles and other equipment valued at approximately $325 million, officials said.
A total of 64 management and maintenance personnel will work at the facility when it is complete in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The CSMS will contain an environmentally-advanced paint stripping bay and paint booth to refurbish vehicles, as well as a modern in-bay exhaust removal and lubrication systems, expanded storage areas and classroom space.
San Fransico’s URS Corp., which has Rocky Hill and Groton offices, is the project architect and engineer. The contractor is Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. of Baltimore, which has New Haven and Shelton offices. The administrator is Virginia-based Leidos.
