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A major downtown construction project for the University of Louisville hit an important benchmark Friday.
The final beam was placed atop U of L's eight-story, $78 million Pediatrics Medical Office Building, a 171,000-square-foot facility which will house the university's general pediatrics and the specialty and subspecialty children’s programs. It sits on what used to be a parking lot at 401 E. Chestnut St.
University officials said they anticipate nearly 140,000 patients to visit the medical…