Michigan State University has received a $3 million grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation that will support infrastructure improvements near the under-construction Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.
The funding will help pay for road projects that will improve traffic flow around the facility, which is being built near South Shaw Lane and Wilson Road, two high-volume roadways.
"The extension of Wilson Road to a signalized intersection at Hagadorn Road will ensure that the additional traffic generated by the FRIB project can be handled safely and efficiently," said Dan Bollman, associate vice president for MSU's Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities. "The cooperation of the city of East Lansing, the Ingham County Road Department, and MDOT was instrumental in developing a road plan that works both for the university and the region, and we appreciate their support."
MSU is establishing FRIB as a new scientific user facility for the Office of Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
Under construction on campus and operated by MSU, FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand the physics of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society, including in medicine, homeland security and industry.
