Take a look: Tour Rhode Island’s new state health laboratories

This building at 150 Richmond St. in Providence will soon provide 80,000 square feet of space for Rhode Island’s health laboratories, 20% to 30% more space than the labs have now in their cramped quarters on Orms Street. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Construction is underway at the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories’ new quarters in Providence, dedicated to forensics, environmental sciences, clinical toxicology and infectious disease response. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Photos illustrate the work being done to ready the new quarters for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Gov. Dan McKee, center, and members of the media get a tour of the new quarters for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories in Providence on June 24. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

The spacious new quarters for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories will allow its staff to work in a more comfortable setting and give them flexibility, as well as setting the labs up for the future. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Workers stand in the new space under construction to house the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories in Providence. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Blueprints map out the new facility for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories in Providence. David DelPoio/The Providence Journal

Blueprints map out the new workspace under construction for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories in Providence. Jonny Williams/The Providence Journal

Piping at a work table inside the new facility for the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories in Providence. Jonny Williams/Providence Journal