Â鶹ֱ²¥ President, Dr. Jesse Smith (left) and Michael Bradshaw (right) President for Facilities Management receive the letter of approval and a check from Southern District Transportation Commissioner, Charles Busby (right), releasing TAP Grant funds to the college to use for the second phase of the Stadium Circle Sidewalk Improvement project on campus, near the athletic fields.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe total cost of the second phase of the project is $665,821 with $540,000 coming from federal funds and Â鶹ֱ²¥ matching the remaining 20% of the total amount. In addition to adding the sidewalks, which will be ADA compliant, the improvements will enhance connectivity between the surrounding buildings and recreational facilities on the south side of Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s campus, allowing for safe travel across the streets from the dorms and stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe TAP Grant program helps us leverage those available funds with the help of Transportation Commissioner Busby,\u201d said Â鶹ֱ²¥ President, Dr. Jesse Smith. \u201cWe\u2019re thankful Commissioner Busby hand delivered the check and informed us we met the rigid protocols required to receive these funds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phase one of the Stadium Circle Sidewalk Improvements from Smith Hall to the Sim Cooley\/Bobcat Football Stadium should begin this summer with the second phase of construction beginning in the summer of 2025. Â鶹ֱ²¥ was awarded the first TAP Grant to close the heavily traveled road in front of the C.L. Neill Student Center and Cafeteria to create the Pedestrian Plaza in 2017. The second and third TAP grants extended the Plaza to include Dan Jones North and South, and College Drive, east in front of the A.B. Howard Gymnasium. The Soccer Pathway Project, which was completed in 2023, was created using funds from the fourth TAP grant secured by the college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELLISVILLE \u2013 Southern District Transportation Commissioner, Charles Busby hand delivered a check to Â鶹ֱ²¥ President, Dr. Jesse Smith and Assistant to the President for Facilities Management, Michael Bradshaw to begin a sixth project using the federal Transportation Alternative Program grant funds which are administered through the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Phase two of the … <\/p>\n
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