MDOT gives $160,000 to USM Gulf Park

The Mississippi Department of Transportation on Tuesday presented a $160,000 check to the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast for improvement projects at the Gulf Park campus.

The University Club accepted the check in Hardy Hall on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.

The MDOT grant will provide a majority of funding for enhancements to the area surrounding Bear Point Bayou. The main project will consist of a redesign and construction of sidewalks, gathering areas, a pedestrian bridge, seating, landscaping, lighting and the addition of a Code Blue emergency phone.

This story was originally published June 21, 2016 at 10:03 AM with the headline "MDOT gives $160,000 to USM Gulf Park."