Approval for a construction-maintenance agreement with Carbondale for a Mill Street underpass and renovations to SIUC buildings will be voted on at today’s regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting.

SIUC seeks to enter into the construction-maintenance agreement with Carbondale, the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the Illinois Department of Transportation for the Mill Street underpass.

The agreement said that the board received its first report on the underpass at its March 6, 1963 meeting. The first report stated that the underpass is a way of controlling traffic problems caused by railroad tracks being in the middle of the city and campus.

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The construction-maintenance agreement reported that the underpass is expected to improve traffic at the Grand Avenue crossing at the intersection of Mill Street and the University and Illinois Avenues.

James Tweedy, SIUC vice president of administration, said if the board approves the contribution of funds for the Mill Street underpass, the University will pay 25 percent of the total project in the form of lands on the south side of Mill Street.

Tweedy said after the city appraises the property the University would give for the underpass, it would receive credit from the city for the value of the lands . He said there are no buildings on the property, but a there is parking lot on the property that would be affected by the underpass.

Also on today’s agenda is a vote on fire alarm renovations to Mae Smith Hall and selection of an engineer to prepare the plans and specifications for the renovations.

According to the project proposal presented to the board, all funding for the renovations will come from student housing fees and is estimated at $500,000.

The board will also vote on the selection of an architect, plans and specifications for renovations to the SIU Arena floor estimated at $600,000. According to the project proposal, funding will come from private donations.

Revisions to bylaws, statutes and policies of the Board of Trustees will also be voted on.

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The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees will meet in the Mississippi-Illinois Room of the University Center at 9 a.m. at SIUE.