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HOUSTON — Skanska has been awarded the $24.5 million contract for the construction of a new student recreation center on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. The two-story, 91,500-square-foot facility will feature an elevated running track, three basketball courts, a remodeled swimming pool and several multipurpose fitness areas. Moody-Nolan will serve as architect for the project, which is expected to be completed in late 2014 and open for the semester starting in January 2015. Prairie View A&M is a public, four-year institution located 40 miles northwest of Houston.