Work is starting today on Exeter's new £29 million police station and custody suite at Middlemoor.
The plan is to build a new headquarters for Devon which will be the base for up to 450 officers - as well as a custody suite with 40 cells.
The project - largely funded by the sale of police land - is a major boost for the Exeter economy and will mean the sale and redevelopment of the current Heavitree Road Police Station.
Heavitree Road station was opened in 1960 and has seen some refurbishments over the years, but it is claimed to be no longer fit for purpose.
It will eventually see the closure of the force's Heavitree Road station and the opening of a new community policing hub run at the Exeter Civic Centre.
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