EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 The El Paso VA Health Care System, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Clark Construction Group, and SmithGroup+HKS, celebrated a significant milestone on Nov. 13 with a topping-off ceremony for the new El Paso VA Health Care Center. <\/p>\n
This event marked the completion of the structural framework as the final beam was placed on the building. <\/p>\n
The state-of-the-art, energy-efficient facility, spanning 492,995 square feet, is designed to enhance outpatient services for over 54,000 veterans. <\/p>\n
It will offer primary care, mental health, specialty care, ambulatory surgery, and ancillary services. <\/p>\n
Scheduled for completion in August 2029, the center is strategically located on a 36-acre site at Fort Bliss, Texas, near the newly relocated William Beaumont Army Medical Center. <\/p>\n
The project includes extensive site work, primary utilities, a central energy plant, access roads, surface parking, stormwater management, site lighting, landscaping, and other necessary improvements.<\/p>\n
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