GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A recently installed model room has given residents and staff of the Grand Island Veterans’ Home a glimpse of a future facility in northeast Kearney.

The life-size replication is a prototype of one of 225 rooms planned for the Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home.

The room previewed Friday includes living, bedroom, bathroom and closet space. It features wide doors, auto-adjusting lighting, and a TV.

Kearney City Manager Mike Morgan said a major milestone of the new facility project was passed recently when complete plans were submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for approval. The project will be sent out to bid when the plans are approved.

Construction of the new facility could begin in spring or early summer of 2016 if the project goes according to schedule.