EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A massive physics research project at Michigan State University is expected to break ground this spring.

The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/1jmCo1o ) that there is $55 million allocated for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams in the federal budget. Plans call for more than $160 million in construction costs alone over the next four years.