The new 33,000-square foot 3rd District Police station located near U.S. 29 and the New Hampshire Avenue exit opens today. The new $11.7 million station will replace the Sligo Avenue station, which has served the 3rd District for the past 52 years starting today at 3 p.m.
An official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new station is planned for June 7 at 10:30 a.m., but the station will be open Wednesday for those in need of walk-in police assistance. Mt. Airy-based contractors Keller Brothers Inc. constructed the station. Planning on the project began in March 2009 and construction was completed in March 2014, according to the county’s Department of General Services website. The new station is located at 1002 Milestone Drive in Silver Spring. The station also has a new main phone number – (240)773-6800.
The 3rd District station serves the U.S. 29 corridor from Downtown Silver Spring to Burtonsville.
