Leander ISD staffers are moving forward with plans to build the district's 25th elementary school on Municipal Drive in Leander.
LISD director of Capital Improvements Jimmy Disler updated the school board about the project Jan. 23. He said if progress continues, construction could start in July on the school, with an anticipated opening in summer 2015.
City and school staff met in January to begin addressing traffic and drainage concerns in the area of Municipal Drive, Disler said. LISD has other nearby facilities including administration offices, the Leander Extended Opportunity Center and Leander Middle School.
"We just went through and identified issues that will be brought up and need to be addressed," Disler said. "It's dealing with traffic, Municipal Drive—rebuilding that road, and the possibility of drainage. We gave them very preliminary site plans with some drives trying to redistribute traffic to South West Street and also Municipal Drive."
