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Campus Construction
To maintain a safe and accessible environment, ODA works closely with the Safety Office and other campus departments. If buildings or areas on campus are undergoing construction, alternate accessible routes will be available. If a student experiences difficulty traveling a route or accessing campus locations because of construction, for assistance he/she can call:
| ODA | 601-266-5024 |
| The Southern Miss Safety Office | 601-266-4414 |
| The University Police | 601-266-4986 |
Students should immediately report accessibility or travel hazards to an ODA staff member, the Southern Miss Safety Office, or the University Police.
Procedures have been established for the Safety Office to provide advance notice to ODA about construction plans. Upon notification of such plans, ODA relays information about road closures, alternate travel routes, and parking changes to students with significant visual and mobility problems. If you would like ODA to contact you about construction alerts, please inform ODA.
Construction Alerts
Alert # 1; Construction or Renovation Project: Stadium South End Zone
Projected Start date: January 2007
Projected Completion date: August 2008
Road Closures:
1. College Drive from Jones Hall to Eagle Walk.
2. College Drive (Hyper Building) from Championship Lane to Eagle Walk. (Available for parking only; no thru-traffic will be allowed)
3. Eagle Walk will be closed to thru-traffic from Black and Gold Blvd. to Felder/Smalling (Quad). Access will be available to the parking lot behind Panhellenic and parking on Eagle Walk at the Athletic Field House.
Pedestrain Walkways:
1. No pedestrian traffic allowed on Eagle Walk under the east stadium. It is recommended that pedestrian traffic use the plaza area between the west stadium and the Thad Cochran Center/R.C. Cook Union as the north/south corridor during this construction time.
Parking Changes:
1. Parking on College Drive behind the scoreboard will be eliminated during this time.
2. Parking from the south portion of the west stadium and underneath the west stadium will be eliminated during this time.
3. Parking on College Drive in front of the Hyper Building will be reduced by approximately one half during this time.
Road Redirection:
1. Smalling which currently is one-way to the north in front of the clinic to College Drive will be reversed to one-way going south to the clinic. This will allow thru traffic for E. Memorial and the remaining portion of College Drive that will be open to traffic.
2. Traffic will be allowed on Smalling by Pulley Hall to access the Kennard Washington parking lot.
3. A new entrance to the parking lot behind the clinic will be constructed at Smalling and College Drive to allow for continued parking in this lot.
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Alert # 2; Construction or Renovation Project: Road and sidewalks along Stadium South End Zone Construction and Hattiesburg Hall Renovation
Projected Start Date: May 12, 2008
Projected Completion Date: June 2, 2008
Road Closures:
1. E. Memorial Drive will be closed.
2. College Drive will be closed.
Pedestrian Walkways:
1. No pedestrian traffic will be allowed along College Drive. All east-west pedestrian traffic can use Black and Gold Boulevard or travel on the walkways near the Health Clinic and Kennard Washington Building or along Southern Miss Drive.
Parking Changes:
1. Parking lot that is behind the Health Clinic and Bolton Hall will be closed.
2. Parking on E. Memorial Drive will not be available.