New Steam Plant Going Up in Cedar Rapids

Construction continues on a new steam generating plant building at St. Luke's Hospital on Thursday, March 4, 2010, in northeast Cedar Rapids. (Forrest Saunders/KCRG-TV9)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Mar 4, 2010 at 4:50 PM CST

Story Updated: Mar 4, 2010 at 5:27 PM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS - You can already see a few walls of the new steam plant that's going up on Coe Road in Cedar Rapids.

The plant will provide steam heat and hot water for both Coe College and St. Luke's Hospitals and Clinics.

Plans call for the plant to be finished in July.

It will run on natural gas.

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