OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Children’s Hospital and Medical Center has broken ground on a $450 million, 10-story clinical facility in the heart of Omaha.

Officials broke ground Thursday on the front lawn of the existing hospital at 82nd Street and West Dodge Road — one of the city’s busiest intersections.

The new Hubbard Center for Children — named for the lead gift donated by the Theodore F. and Claire M. Hubbard Family Foundation — will add about 500,000 square feet to the hospital. The current hospital measures 225,000 square feet, not counting attached specialty clinics.

The center will include more than 70 inpatient beds, with space for more as needed. Construction is expected to start in the spring and be completed in early 2021.