It will continue with a new instrument after 10 years (spectroscopic) funding permitting. Tololo has been running since the 60s. In California, Lick has been running since the 1880s.
I get that it will run for a long time as long as someone is maintaining it. I am wondering what will happen if the doors are locked and the power is cut for an extended period of time (5+ years), as seems like a very real possibility unless an alternate source of funding can be found.
That won’t happen for this telescope. It has so many unique capabilities that other telescopes would be shuttered first.