The Maine Department of Marine Resources will be relocating its headquarters on April 17 from Beech Street in Hallowell to its new location at 32 Blossom Lane in Augusta.

The department, including the licensing office, will be closed for the move on April 17 and will reopen on Tuesday, April 21.

The new location, in the Marquardt Building of the former Augusta Mental Health Institute campus, is adjacent to offices occupied by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

“The new facility will provide improved access for our license holders, sufficient space for public hearings, and a better work environment for staff,” said Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher. “It will also bring staff based in the capitol area together under one roof, improving intra-agency coordination.”

The department’s licensing division will be located on the first floor, along with staff from the Division of Sea-Run Fisheries and the Marine Patrol. The first floor will also include conference room space for DMR public hearings.

The second floor will house the commissioner’s office and bureau of policy and management, as well as additional conference room space and offices for DMR staff from satellite offices who periodically work in the main office.

DMR will be sharing the space with the natural resources service center.

Phone numbers and mailing addresses for DMR staff, Marine Patrol and Licensing Division will remain the same.

Public entrance for all DMR visitors is at the north end of the building. Parking for visitors and staff will be located at both the north end of the building and in a lot located northeast of the building off Blossom Lane. A map of the new building site can be found on the DMR website.