Contact: Maridith Geuder
Renovation of 74-year-old Bowen Hall is requiring the temporary closure of the driveway between Bowen and the Band Hall and Patterson Engineering Laboratory at Mississippi State.
To ensure pedestrian safety on the university campus' east side, the parking and transit area normally accessed from Hardy Road will be blocked for the remainder of the renovation period, estimated to be approximately 12 months.
Both vehicle and foot traffic traveling regularly to Bowen, Band Hall, Herbert Hall, and the Industrial Technology Building now must use access roads located between McKee Hall and the Roberts Building on Lee Boulevard or in front of the T.K. Martin Center on Morrill Road.
Herbert and the I.T. Building are situated just east of Bowen. Bowen houses the departments of political science and sociology, anthropology and social work; Herbert, the department of housing and residence life; and the I.T. Building-also known as Twin Towers-the department of instructional systems, leadership and workforce development.
The Band Hall includes administrative offices and an indoor rehearsal room for the Famous Maroon Band.
For additional information on the closure, telephone Peter Rook at (662) 325-2052.