Lavish Features Cut From Over-Budget Denver VA Hospital

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The new construction bosses at an over-budget veterans hospital outside Denver say they’re saving money by scaling back landscaping and using Colorado stone instead of Brazilian imports.
But Army Corps of Engineers officials said Wednesday they don’t yet know whether they can finish for less than the $1.73 billion the Veterans Affairs Department expects to spend.
The Corps took over management from the VA last year after the cost nearly tripled and legal di