Construction has begun on the $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory on the W. Averell Harriman Campus in Albany, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, saying the public health facility will allow New York to detect, prevent and respond to emerging health threats.
The project brings the five unconnected Wadsworth labs and about 800 employees together on one 27-acre site.
Gilbane Building Company, Turner Construction Company and HOK architects designed the new five-story, 663,000-square-foot laboratory, Hochul said. Years in planning, she said it will be completed in 2030…