I haven't seen this mentioned on the site before, just passing along....
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/big-bend-lodge-project-cancelled-22185319.php
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A long-planned overhaul of one of Big Bend National Park's most iconic visitor hubs has been called off just weeks before construction was set to begin.
The multi-million-dollar project to tear down and rebuild the Chisos Mountains Lodge in the park's Chisos Basin has been canceled, according to a note posted on the project's webpage, which states that the "construction project has been cancelled."
A separate update posted Wednesday by the National Park Service offers more detail, saying the project "will not proceed as planned" as officials grapple with delays and rising costs.
The work was scheduled to begin in May. In its update, the agency pointed to a combination of design challenges, implementation delays and rising construction costs that pushed the project beyond what current funding can support.
"Since the project's approval and budget allocation in 2019, unforeseen challenges, including design complexities and implementation delays, have significantly extended the timeline," the statement reads, adding that construction costs "have risen sharply," creating a budget shortfall that prevents moving forward with both the lodge rebuild and long-planned water system upgrades.
With that gap, the agency is shifting its focus to the Chisos Basin's aging water infrastructure, which will move ahead on its own.
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/big-bend-lodge-project-cancelled-22185319.php
