A crosswalk and school zone will be established in front of the new Colony Oaks Elementary School to encourage safer travel for pedestrian traffic. An interlocal agreement between Bastrop ISD and Bastrop County for the project was approved at the BISD school board meeting March 19.

Why it matters

“I truly believe that a school zone is what we need in front of an elementary school—especially in front of a school that is being built in a neighborhood that is growing rapidly,” BISD Police Chief Scot Bunch said at the meeting.

Since Colony Oaks’ completion in August, no school zone or crosswalk has been established in the area.

"[Work on the crosswalk] wasn’t really moving forward, so we were kind of stuck in a stalemate of what the county in general wanted and what we wanted,” Bunch said.

Looking forward

A community announcement will be made April 25 followed by an opportunity for public input, Bunch said.