From the Padanaram maritime center to a permanent home for Dartmouth police, there are a number of big projects on the horizon for the Town of Dartmouth as 2017 gets underway.

Here's a recap of what's in store.

Maritime center

A public maritime center and pier is planned for the shoreline of Padanaram on Bridge Street. This $1.2 million project includes the construction of a 530 square-foot facility featuring a public deck for visitors, a public boat ramp, two bathrooms and showers, and a 14-by-14 foot multi-purpose room.

Town Meeting members in October approved spending more than $208,000 for the project -- a combination of Community Preservation Act monies raised through a a 1½ percent property tax surcharge and various other town dollars. The remainder is expected to be funded through a $1 million state grant from the Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council.

Previously, Town Meeting members voted down a proposal to build the maritime center at 4 Water Street. That proposal would have cost $1.7 million, including $765,000 to purchase land for the center. Many discussions resulted in a reworking of the project that voters could get behind.

New police station

The Dartmouth Police Department has a location in mind for its planned headquarters: the site of the old Gidley School on Tucker Road. The building will be demolished.

The department’s existing police station at 249 Russells Mills Road has been closed since early 2014 after bacteria in the water supply made an officer sick.

Since then, the department has been through one failed proposal to conduct an $8.6 million renovation of the existing police station, and is now proposing to build a brand new building for its headquarters. Town Meeting voters approved $215,000 to pay for a study and design of the station at Town Meeting in October.

The department expects to have a finalized budget and design decisions in hand by the spring. In the meantime, the department set up a new website, which will feature weekly updates on the current status of the project. Check out the website by following the link at dartmouthpd.org.

North Dartmouth Library

In advance of a state project to realign Tucker Road right through the existing North Dartmouth Library on Tucker Road, plans for a new library building will continue in 2017.

The new North Dartmouth Library is planned for a location at 211 Cross Road. It will feature a new 14,000 square foot building with children’s and adult wings, a circulation desk located in the center of the building, and a 100-seat multi-purpose room that can still be accessed even after library hours.

It will replace a building which Conrad Ello from Oudens Ello Architecture said at Town Meeting does not have enough space for programming. The new parking lot will also be an upgrade for the library.

The total cost of the project comes in at $10.2 million, and will be paid for with a combination of town funding, bonds, and a $4.88 million state grant.

Voters approved the first round of $700,000 in funding for the project at Town Meeting in October.

Memorial Stadium

Still in the early planning stages, the Dartmouth School Committee is planning a major overhaul of Memorial Stadium, a project likely to be on everyone's radar in 2017.

The $1.4 million proposed project would include installing synthetic turf, overhauling lighting and making bleacher improvements at the stadium.

Although the project is currently in a draft of the district’s 2018 Capital Improvement Plan, details are planned to be ironed out in the coming months.

Padanaram Causeway

This vital link over Apponagansett Bay between Smith Neck and Padanaram closed on August 1 for an $8.2 million rehabilitation project.

The project, which has been in the works since 2000, includes improvements to the roadway, drainage systems, structural improvements, and better lighting.

With an initial projected completion date of June 2018, it was revealed in December that construction work will continue throughout the winter, which could positively affect the timeline. Previously, the plan was to halt construction in early December and start again in the spring because of cod spawning in the area surrounding the causeway. With preventative measures in place, construction will continue unabridged, weather permitting.