Bulldog Way being added to ease traffic on MSU campus

STARKVILLE, MISS. (WCBI) – Construction begins on a new road to ease traffic on the Mississippi State campus.

Bulldog Way will be a two-mile road on the east side of the Starkville school.

It will connect between Blackjack Road and the intersection of East Lee Boulevard and Bailey Howell Drive.

The corridor will have sidewalks, bike lanes, transit shelters and street lighting.

With the rise of the student population over the years, the increase of traffic along the campus has followed according to Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter.

“So all of that creates not only vehicle traffic, but foot traffic and most of our students want opportunities for walking, running, biking things of that nature,” said Salter. “So the Bulldog Way concept not only alleviates vehicle traffic issues, but it provides a multi-model transportation corridor.”

Senior Carter Wood is on board with this new development.

“It’s great that they are trying to work on that and fix that because there’s a lot apartments that live on Blackjack, a lot of people live on Blackjack,” said Wood. “It feels good that they care about us, the students and everyone that lives on that road that they’re willing to fix that and try to make that better.”

Construction will take about two years.

The road is being paid for through a 2017 federal grant.