The city's new public safety building expands and energizes New Brunswick's government district, blending historical renovation with new construction. The redevelopment project brought together the city, the county, and the federal government, as well as public and private developers, to create cost effective and efficient work environments while extending the nucleus of the city's downtown revitalization effort. Government services are now located in a more convenient, attractive, and accessible environment and high security functions are now contained in a separate and secure structure. Together with the other projects developed by Devco through the Civic Square initiative, including the Middlesex County Administration Building, the new Middlesex County Family Courthouse and the renovated criminal courts building, the city of New Brunswick now has a true government district anchored within its commercial center.