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Cost of CU project continues to rise

BOULDER — The $156 million price tag on the University of Colorado's football stadium expansion and remodeling effort could be getting bigger.

University and construction officials are still crunching the numbers but so far have tallied roughly $4 million in new cost overruns for the project, which includes an expansion of the Dal Ward Athletic Center, construction of an indoor practice facility and an addition to Folsom Field's northeast corner.

"In general, this has been one of those very complex and very fast projects," said campus spokesman Bronson Hilliard. "It's both a complex project in terms of scope and then the speed of delivery has been really quick.