The 100,000 square foot County Jail has184 beds and will house men and women and is located on 20 acres. According to planners, it will be completed in Spring of 2024. The old jail, located at 14 West Main street in the City of Batavia, was built in 1902 and was expanded in 1984-85 and does not hold women. It is a medium security level County Jail and has a capacity of 87 inmates.Total cost for the new jail project is $57.27 million and the process has taken over 5 years. The new jail was mandated by New York State. Assistant County Engineer Laura Wadhams(left) points out the parking area on the property- with Carl York–Senior Project Manager/Pike CompaniesVideo Interview- Assistant County Engineer Laura Wadhams updates the media on the progress in the building of the new jail at 3837 West Main street road in the Town of Batavia. Completion date is Spring of 2024.Video interview- Carl York-Senior Project Manager/Pike Companies-talks about the work being done currently.Front entry areaBuilding a podBack up 9-1-1 Dispatching Area- the current back up is located in a small area in the former Sheriff’s Office, now Genesee Justice on West Main street in front of the current jail.There are 19 miles of electronic conduit under the surface. Seven contractors are currently working on the project.Parking area, just east of the Animal Shelter.
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