THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, November 1 , 2019 Page 13 New Revere Beach Bathhouse expected to open in January C By Tara Vocino ity officials joined architects and builders for a walkthrough of the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) maintenance and public bathroom facility on Revere Beach Boulevard on Wednesday morning. The $11.4 million project will provide the agency’s operations staff for Revere Beach State Reservation and the surrounding region with a permanent work location, following many years of occupying temporary facilities. Recognizing the need for increased public recreation opportunities, the new facility incorporates public access improvements, including public restrooms that will be open year-round. According to Community Reinvestment Associates Principal Paul Rupp, the bathrooms are expected to open in January. And Mayor Brian Arrigo said this goes far beyond bathrooms. “I’m excited about having public facilities ultimately help residents improve their quality of life,” Arrigo said. According to Hill International, Inc. Project Director Simon Tempest, the new building, which is designed to mirror the adjacent historical State Police Barracks, will have the following: offices and meeting rooms for the DCR staff, public bathrooms for beachgoers, three high-bay repair garages with truck lifts, three low-bay garages, a two-bay salt shed, a truck wash-down bay, a truck fueling station, and parking for DCR maintenance vehicles. “The project will be completed in mid-January and will be landscaped in the spring,” Tempest said. “Areas of the site walls will have historical murals showing Revere Beach.” Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com. At the walk through of the DCR maintenance and public bathroom facility on Wednesday morning: bottom row: Arrowstreet Architect Katie Ferrier and Laborers’ Local 22 Union Representative Albino Acuna; top row: Revere Strategic Planning and Economic Development Director Robert O’Brien, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Revere Business Liaison/Signage & Storefront Program Director John Festa and Hill International, Inc. Project Director Simon Tempest. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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