Louisville's Veterans Affairs Medical Center construction project is moving along.
Crews finished blasting at the construction site Friday afternoon, and there are no more blasts scheduled.
The lifelong advocate for veterans worked to establish Gold Star Family memorials across the country.
This will coincide with Veteran's Day on Nov. 11 and throughout the 12 days, there will be 17 educational, patriotic, community or civic events.
The VA hopes to break ground on the site by the end of the year on the $840 million project that will take nearly five years to complete.
Robley Rex said all face-to-face visits are suspended for its Carrollton, Fort Knox, Newburg, Shively and Scottsburg community-based outpatient clinics starting Monday.
The plan for a new VA Hospital in Louisville started back in 2006, but the money to build it has always been the issue.
The tobacco ban applies to all Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide.
The President's plan to include $400 million of funding for the project must still be approved by Congress.