Mayo Clinic announces $5 billion expansion

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Mayo Clinic announces a $5 billion expansion plan.

It includes new buildings designed so they can evolve and expand as patient needs change over the coming decades.

The project is part of a Mayo strategy to transform both patient care and its campus in downtown Rochester.

Mayo will add five new buildings with 2.4 million square feet of space as part of the project.

There will be two new clinical buildings at the center of campus. Each will have nine floors but they’ll be as tall as a more conventional 16-story building, and they’ll be designed strong enough so that more floors could be added in the future.

Skyways and tunnels will connect the new facilities with existing buildings

Mayo is funding the project with its own money as part of its long-term plans.

Most construction will begin in early 2024.

The project is expected to be complete by 2030.