[314] Final Challenging Phase of Work Begins Along MTSU Boulevard

FINAL CHALLENGING PHASE OF WORK BEGINS ALONG MTSU BOULEVARD
Construction Will Cause Changes in Parking and Traffic Until Fall 2011

FOR RELEASE: Feb. 14, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Ron Malone, 615-898-5002, rmalone@mtsu.edu

(MURFREESBORO)— The final and possibly the most challenging phase of construction has begun on MTSU Boulevard, which connects the interior of campus to Rutherford Boulevard.
Construction has begun along MTSU Boulevard and will cause some changes in traffic and parking along the thoroughfare, said Ron Malone, assistant vice president for events and transportation services.
Workers are placing new fencing along both sides of the street between the Roundabout and the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building. Pathway accessibility will be created north of the fencing to allow pedestrian access from the parking lots to campus buildings located within the fenced area.
Malone said all parking along the street, and even some parking in adjacent parking lots, will be affected and will be temporarily relocated. Campus officials are recommending that commuters park in perimeter lots, such as those along Rutherford Boulevard and ride the Raider Xpress shuttle bus into campus. Faculty and staff will find white-decal parking available in the lot south of the Honors Building.
Plans are to maintain one lane of traffic along the construction route, Malone said, but vehicular travel between the Blue Raider Drive/MTSU Boulevard intersection and the Rutherford Boulevard campus entrance/exit will be affected throughout the project until it is completed in fall 2011.
“MTSU will provide periodic updates concerning future road closures, and we appreciate the cooperation from the campus and community as we continue to improve our campus accessibility,” Malone said.
For more information or questions, contact the Office of Events and Transportation at 615-898-5002.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. MTSU recently unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.


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