Jail progress: 911 safe room poured; waterproofing begins on exterior

The 911 safe room is designed to protect equipment, dispatchers from tornado-force winds.

The new LEC contains brick walls and walls of poured concrete like these.

Workers continue to make progress on the new Law Enforcement Center.

Flashing applied over the tar covering the foundation walls will help keep water out.

Each day, the new Benton County Law Enforcement Center gets closer to completion. The concrete for the 911 communications safe room has been poured. Workers spent part of Tuesday working on waterproofing the west wall, placing flashing over the tar that was applied to the exterior of the wall. The Benton County Board of Supervisors will receive another update on the project from Project Manager Jerry Petermeier during their regular weekly meeting, which takes place Wednesday.

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