Monday, November 29, 2004

Delays and Rising Costs -- Just Another Day in Washington

A government project behind schedule and overbudget? Surely, that's never happened before!

When work started on the Capitol Visitors Center in 2002, it was supposed to cost $373.5 million and be finished by January, 2005. Now it's up to $421 million and won't open until the cherry blossoms bloom in 2006.

The huge complex is two-thirds the size of the Capitol. Almost the whole east lawn of the Capitol grounds have been dug up for the three story center. (WashPost)

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