LHISD Director of Construction Dustin Akin provided updates on various construction projects in the district at a May 6 special board of trustees meeting.
The breakdown
The district is working to construct the following new campuses and facilities.
Tierra Rosa Elementary
- Completion: this summer
- Project budget: $47.7 million
- Update: Finishes are underway with mechanical, engineering and plumbing work in progress. Landscaping will commence, and furniture is scheduled to arrive July 8.
- Completion: this summer
- Project budget: $95.3 million
- Update: Finishes are underway with mechanical, engineering and plumbing work in progress. The football field and track are complete, and the district will install the new centerfield logo. Furniture is scheduled to arrive July 17.
- Completion: August 2026
- Project budget: $284.9 million (school), $20 million (stadium)
- Update: Tennis courts, and baseball and softball fields are scheduled to be completed in August for high school students to use while they are housed at Legacy Ranch Middle School. Work on a performing arts center is also underway.
- Completion: this August
- Project budget: $5 million
- Update: Asbestos abatement and demolition work has been completed. The district is renovating an existing 13,359-square-foot building behind its administration building for the program.
- Completion: TBD
- Project budget: $2 million
- Update: The district will renovate a field house east of Louine Noble Elementary for a new technology building. Asbestos abatement and demolition work has been completed. The board approved the first guaranteed maximum price of $1.8 million using 2021 bond funds at the May 6 meeting.
Additionally, the district has renovated and expanded Liberty Hill Middle School and Liberty Hill High School.
Liberty Hill Middle School
- Completion: this summer
- Project budget: $52.1 million
- Update: Upgrades to the fine arts area and library are in progress. Exterior improvements, including window openings and paint, are ongoing. Over the past year, the district has added classrooms, science labs and administrative space; expanded the kitchen and cafeteria with an outdoor eating area; and refreshed the gym.
The district has also installed a perimeter fence around the high school’s agricultural barn, he said.
What’s next?
The district is expected to begin on several new projects, including:
- Sidewalk addition at Rancho Sienna Elementary
- Playground installation at Louine Noble Elementary
- Secure vestibule upgrades at Rancho Sienna and Bill Burden elementaries
- Press box upgrades at LHHS
- Turf replacement at LHHS’ Panther Stadium, and baseball and softball fields
- Success Academy and Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
- Concession and restrooms at LHHS
- Road extension and island parking at LHHS
- Additions and renovations at LHHS
- Elementary School No. 8
- Liberty Hill ISD Transportation Building
- Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks at Liberty Hill Elementary
- Door upgrades at Liberty Hill and Louine Noble elementaries
- Roof replacement at LHMS
