Public Safety Building at Emerson Park Metro Station

 Location: East St. Louis, IL    |    Owner: St. Clair County Transit District    |    Architect: FGM Architects, Inc.

Poettker Construction Company served as the General Contractor on this $13.5 million Public Safety Operations Center. At 16,113 SF of new construction, this project, completed in April of 2024, is similar in size, scope, and complexity to the Base Fire Station.

The purpose of this state-of-the-art, two-story facility is to bolster communications and security collaboration among Metro Transit, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, Metro Transit Public Safety, the Bureau of Transit Police and other public safety partners. The facility also houses the offices for St. Clair County MetroLink Sheriff’s Deputies, Metro Transit Operational Control Center, and the St. Clair County CENCOM West 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatch Center.

The facility also includes office space for St. Clair County Transit District and Chestnut Health Systems™, a not-for-profit health and human services organization spearheading a pilot program to assist transit riders with mental health issues, homelessness and more.

The scope of work for this project consists of excavation, concrete foundations and flatwork, insulated precast concrete panels, structural framing and decking, cold-formed metal framing, masonry, fluid applied membrane air barriers, glazing, TFO roofing, aluminum framed entrances and storefronts, security windows, floor coverings, gypsum board, paint, acoustical panel ceilings, elevator, casework, HVAC, electric, plumbing, and communications work.