Source: US State of Pennsylvania
October 30, 2024 – Hershey, PA
ADVISORY – Pennsylvania State Police to Showcase Progress of Academy Construction Project
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) on Wednesday will provide a progress report on the construction of a new Pennsylvania State Police Academy, a project to completely modernize the 64-year-old campus and ensure troopers are trained in the best possible environment for decades to come. A tour of the grounds and project for media members will immediately follow the remarks.
Following months of site preparation, construction began on the most visible aspect of the project, the five-story Marquee Building overlooking East Hersheypark Drive. The building will house modern classrooms and administrative offices, 300 individual cadet dormitories, a 500-seat auditorium, and a spacious cafeteria.
Construction work is underway on several other new buildings, including horse stables for the PSP Mounted Unit, the Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations headquarters, the central supply warehouse, and an outdoor tactical village for hosting simulations of high-risk incidents such as active shooters and hostage situations.
Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, will provide the progress report, answer questions about the construction project, and offer a tour of the site to interested members of the media.
Media members planning to attend are asked to RSVP to ra-pspcomm@pa.gov.
WHAT: Pennsylvania State Police to Showcase Progress of Academy Construction Project
WHEN: Wednesday, October 30, 2024; 10:00 A.M.
WHERE: Pennsylvania State Police Academy, 175 E. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey