Editor's Note: This story has been updated to clarify that the traffic signal will be placed at the intersection of FM 1660 and Main Hippo Drive, not Destiny Lane.
The last facility renovation to Hutto High School could be complete by the end of November, Hutto ISD contractors said in May.
In a nutshell
Casey Sledge of Sledge Engineering provided an update on bond projects throughout the district. He said the campus's locker room and courtyard renovations will be completed this summer, with career and technical education facilities set to be done this fall.
"Some good news for you, speeding up our schedule," Sledge said in a May 28 board meeting. "The final leg of the project is a rebuild of the welding shop area, classroom area where the old auto shop used to be ... that work, I've been showing you on the schedule has been slated—until now—to be finished in March of 2027. An updated schedule has that completed in November of 2026."
Generally, the project is tracking on schedule and under budget, he said.
The details
Other 2023 bond projects included in the update include:
Creekside High School
Project: Convert the district's Ninth Grade Center into its second comprehensive high school.
- Update: District working with Texas Department of Transportation and city on traffic signal at Main Hippo Drive and FM 1660. Concrete floors in new academic wing complete, with walls underway. Athletics facilities are underway.
- Timeline: April 2025-July 2027
- Cost: $180 million
Elementary School No. 9
Project: Construct the district's ninth elementary school.
- Update: schematic design underway
- Timeline: construction January 2027-July 2028
- Cost: $70 million
Bus and satellite operations
Project: Construct a southern bus depot near Chris Kelley Boulevard.
- Update: With site master plan complete, final site and building design is underway.
- Timeline: construction September 2026-April 2027
- Cost: $10 million
What's next?
Upcoming projects funded by the 2023 bond include:
Farley, Hutto Middle School additions
Project: Expand existing middle school campuses.
- Timeline: May 2027-July 2028
- Cost: $14 million
Technology infrastructure improvements
Project: Technology upgrades for safety and security systems, data storage, and internet connectivity.
- Timeline: ongoing
- Cost: $10.5 million
Districtwide academic center
Project: Renovate College Street facility to include permanent space for disciplinary alternative education program, River Horse Academy and special education 18-plus program.
- Timeline: May 2027-August 2028
- Cost: $40 million
Instructional technology refresh
Project: Purchase and refresh instructional technology, teacher and student devices.
