Many bond constrution projects will continue into the fall
The marathon Bond 2019 construction projects at schools throughout 色窝窝无码一区二区三区 have turned into sprints.
With only a few days left before school starts, construction crews and district facility services teams have been racing to get the buildings ready.
鈥淭his is one of the busiest times of the year for us as we button up construction projects, move furniture into new or renovated spaces and get the schools cleaned and ready for students and staff,鈥 said Kelly Horn, 色窝窝无码一区二区三区 assistant superintendent of facility services.
It鈥檚 not that they are necessarily finishing up the construction projects. Many of the projects take months or years. So, most will continue into the fall 鈥 but with work done after hours, on weekends and during holidays.
But some of the tasks are being finished quickly to welcome students. For example, Key, Pope, Speer, Atherton, Foster and Johns elementary schools are all getting at least a couple of restrooms renovated. They鈥檒l be ready for school next Wednesday. At Key, they also received new carpet, ceilings and lights over the summer.
At Martin High School, renovations are done in the orchestra and choir rooms. At Arlington High School, they鈥檝e been wrapping up renovations in C Hall to welcome students. The huge addition going up at the school is still under construction and should open in early 2025. At Duff Elementary, the new library is close to completion, and the new gym will open up shortly after the start of school. Sam Houston High School鈥檚 library is getting renovated, too, but that work will last until October. And South Davis Elementary has a new freezer-cooler that is almost ready for use.
One of the biggest projects opening for students next week is at , where they now have an expanded cafeteria and kitchen and a new addition that includes 10 classrooms and a new administrative office area. The addition includes a new secure entrance for the school, so it鈥檚 a big change. The addition also means that Bailey will no longer have portable buildings.
One project that doesn鈥檛 have to get ready for students and teachers this year is the new Joey Rodriguez Junior High School. But construction on the new junior high that will replace Carter Junior High is making good progress as steel and masonry are going up. That project will welcome students and teachers next school year.
It鈥檚 been a busy summer of construction for 色窝窝无码一区二区三区, but now it鈥檚 time for construction crews to give the schools back to students and teachers. That doesn鈥檛 mean their work will stop though. There鈥檚 still a lot to do.
鈥淲hile we鈥檙e wrapping up a number of projects soon 鈥 like Bailey, Duff and Sam Houston 鈥 a number of others have a long way to go. And we still have quite a few other projects in the design phase that are scheduled to start over the course of the next year,鈥 said Michael Parkos, 色窝窝无码一区二区三区鈥檚 director of facilities planning and construction.
Keep up with all of the bond projects at aisd.net/bond2019.