The VA Colorado will need funding for a new National Cemetery by the time the hospital is finished. Update to this previous story.

Via KRDO

Congress has agreed to another short-term deal to avoid a work stoppage on the over-budget veterans hospital under construction outside Denver.

The House approved a measure Friday to raise the spending cap by $150 million, allowing work to continue until at least September. The Senate approved the deal Thursday.

The project would have hit its current cap of $900 million in a few days. If that happened, construction would stop.

The measure allows the VA to shift $150 million from elsewhere in its budget.

It’s the second stop-gap measure for the project, which is now expected to cost up to $1.73 billion, nearly triple last year’s estimate.

Lawmakers haven’t been able to agree on a long-term deal. Congress wants major changes in the VA before approving enough money to complete the project.