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The state of Virginia is about to embark on a building spree in Richmond, with over $400 million worth of construction and renovation projects planned from downtown to the Carillon, including an expansion at the biotech park, renovations around Capitol Square and an addition to the Virginia War Memorial.

Work on the most well-publicized project — the construction of a new General Assembly Building — is scheduled to begin with demolition of the existing building in January 2018, state Department of General Services Director Chris Beschler told a Richmond City Council panel Tuesday.

He said the House of Delegates has begun moving its offices from the building to the Pocahontas Building, a state office building across Capitol Square between Bank and Main streets. He said other government functions housed in the building will soon follow suit, with abatement beginning in August.

Construction is expected to stretch from 2018 to mid-2021, he said.

Concurrently, the state expects to begin work on a new parking garage across Ninth Street and fronting Broad Street, with construction expected to wrap up in spring 2020. The design of both buildings is being developed.