$48m public safety center designed beside El Cajon Civic Center.

KMA Architecture & Engineering has completed designs for the city of El Cajon's new $48 million Public Safety Center.

The safety center will be located on a 3.5-acre site in downtown El Cajon at the corner of Magnolia and East Park avenues, adjacent to the El Cajon Civic Center. KMA's project designs include approximately 113,000 square feet of public safety facilities and a multistory building, which includes space that functions as a community room and an emergency operations center for the region.

A 166,000-square-foot parking structure has also been designed and will include garages, vehicle maintenance facilities and parking for 638 police and city staff. The project includes many sustainable features such as day lighting, high-efficiency glass and shading devices.

KMA President Don Blair is the principal in charge of the project. KMA's engineering division also provided electrical, mechanical and plumbing engineering services. The associate architect for the project is Jim McClaren of MWL Architects. Burkett & Wong provided both civil and structural engineering, and the landscape architect is Wimmer Yamada and Caughey.