The $103.6 million that has been spent on the project makes up more than 8 percent of its $1.2 billion budget.
The state’s expenses include the following:
– $46.3 million — land acquisition
– $43 million — architectural-engineering consultants
– $4.1 million — legal services related to buying or expropriating the 244 parcels on the Mid-City footprint
– $4.15 million — program management consultants
– $2.9 million — environmental assessment consultants
– $2.6 million — relocation programs
– $284,581 — demolitions
Read the Times-Picayune report on University Medical Center spending.
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