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Notes on the Capitol Renovation <br /> The Minnesota State Capitol is undergoing its first major preservation effort since its original <br /> construction back in 1905. After over 100 years of use,many elements of the building needed repair, <br /> including the roof,crumbling exterior marble and stone,antiquated mechanical,electrical,and plumbing, <br /> and insufficient public space. <br /> The three-year, $272.7 million restoration project began in the fall of 2013 and will be completed in early <br /> 2017. For the first several years of construction,the Capitol remained open to the public(with limited <br /> accessibility to many parts of the building). Following the adjournment of the 2015 Regular Session,the <br /> Capitol was closed to the public. All staff was moved out of the Capitol to various other locations on the <br /> complex or downtown St.Paul. Being an active construction site,tours are no longer being offered and <br /> rallies must occur outside the Capitol building. <br /> Legislative activity will also be impacted by the Capitol's closure. In the 2016 Session,all Senate <br /> committee hearings and floor sessions will take place in the new Senate Office Building(which is <br /> currently under construction,but is scheduled to open by 2016). House committee hearings will continue <br /> to be held in the State Office Building,leaving House floor sessions as the only activity that will occur in <br /> the Capitol building. <br /> The new and improved State Capitol will re-open in early 2017. <br /> 163 <br />