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Out with the Bad Lab, In with the New

SAN MATEO, CA-A dilapidated forensics lab is being replaced with a state-of-the-art, the $17-million facility that San Mateo officials say will serve as a future model for forensics in the region.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on September 24, 2001

SAN MATEO, CA-A new forensics laboratory will break ground this week in San Mateo that San Mateo County officials say will feature energy-efficient design and construction and set standards for forensics work in the region.

The 30,000-sf laboratory will be built on a four-acre site on Tower Road near the Hillcrest Juvenile Facility. The lab will replace the county’s current lab, a 75-year-old facility that is infested with problems, such as mold infestation, leaking roofs and space limitations.

A civil grand jury report issued last year deemed the old lab to be seismically unsafe with inadequate plumbing and possible unsafe electric wiring. The space was also not in accordance with health or safety codes.

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