By Lori EhdeWork on the new Sioux Valley Hospital and Clinic campus has taken major strides in the past month.Steven Nothdurft, site superintendent for general contractors Henry Carlson Co., Sioux Falls, said the project is moving along smoothly and will be done ahead of the previous early completion date.At groundbreaking, the work was estimated to last until late 2005. With a mild winter and very few glitches that date was moved to summer 2005. Now, Nothdurft said, contractors are looking at June 8 as the date to hand over the building."We’re doing really well," he said, attributing the good news to efficient coordination among various crews working on the project."It’s just gone so smoothly it’s unbelievable. Everything is just clicking."Nothdurft said the building is now watertight with the roof on and all the windows in except those in the front entry.The brick is done, the exterior plaster is now underway and metal panels are going on. "We’re washing the brick, and it really looks nice," he said. Drywall work in the basement has been started, the ramp to the loading dock is paved, and seeding around the holding pond will be done soon.The curb and gutter is installed on Sioux Valley Drive and on the extension of Christensen Drive, and water and electric service are available to the site.Motorists traveling north of Luverne on Highway 75 are seeing lights on in the building after dark.Nothdurft said the Aug. 3 storm didn’t set back the construction work, but he said it proved the building was solid."It was a good test," he said. "The structural engineer was out here the next day and said we passed the wind test."The $17.8 million complex going up north of the Veterans Addition, will have more than 93,000 square feet of space, more than doubling the space of the current landlocked hospital and clinic.