MSU breaks ground on complex

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Construction on the Richard A. Rula Engineering and Science Complex at Mississippi State University is officially underway after a Dec. 7 groundbreaking ceremony. The new project will provide state-of-the-art facilities for MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. The 70,000-square-foot facility will house the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The $34M building is named after MSU 2019 National Alumnus of the Year Richard A. Rula, an education advocate and leader in the construction industry. The dedicated research and teaching labs will support the department’s technical strengths in the areas of construction, environmental, geotechnical, materials, structural, transportation and water resources engineering. MSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduates professionals who help create and maintain the systems that raise the standard of living, such as clean water, safe roads, proper sanitation and quality buildings. Jackson-based Eley Guild Hardy Architects designed the building. Columbus-based West Brothers Construction is the general contractor. (Source: Mississippi State University 12/07/18)