UAPB gets state grant to build pedestrian mall on campus

     (AP) – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has received a

$407,000 grant to create a pedestrian mall on campus.

     The university says the funding from the Arkansas State Highway and

Transportation Department’s Transportation Alternatives Program will pay for the

first phase of the pedestrian mall project on Kennedy Drive. The school says the

improvements are needed to provide safe pedestrian access for people walking

from parking areas onto campus.

     The Pine Bluff Commercial reports that workers are expected to break ground

early next year. The project is expected to be completed in less than a year.

     UAPB’s Director of Facilities Management, Robert Wall, says the project’s goal

is to make the campus more pedestrian-friendly and safe.

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