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Road realignment plan will alter access at Rock Springs Elementary; district says entrances will be maintained during construction
Summary
City-driven Waldron Road and Lake Road realignment will change elevations and traffic patterns near Rock Springs Elementary; district staff said the city and developer will pay construction costs and the district will coordinate to keep both entrances open during the work.
Trey, director of engineering and construction for Rutherford County Schools, briefed the board on a multi-phase Rock Springs Road and Waldron Road realignment being led by the City of La Vergne and a private developer. The project will lower certain road elevations, remove an S-curve and change the alignment near Rock Springs Elementary.
Trey said the project will require temporary pavement and a temporary entrance so the school can retain access while the city builds the new alignment. “They will build it so that we can continue to use Waldron Road while they build the new section,” he said. When the new road is ready, traffic will be shifted and the old segment removed; the work may lower the road intersection by about 10½ feet in one location and lower the school entrance by six to seven feet in another.
District staff said the city and developer will cover construction costs and that the district won’t pay for the roadway work. Officials warned parents the changes will affect dismissal and arrival times and said they will provide exhibits and communications to show temporary traffic patterns.
Trey said utilities and water lines must be relocated and that the project team has worked to preserve the district’s existing meter and limit extended outages; there may be a short summer period without potable water for parts of the campus while crews work and perform chlorination testing. The city hopes to start construction in late summer once a contractor is under contract; an 18-month to two-year construction window is possible depending on scheduling.
Board members asked about sidewalks, changes to maintenance responsibilities for any newly purchased easements, and the expected increase in nearby housing developments that could add substantial student counts. Trey said sidewalks are not currently part of the plan and that easement ownership and maintenance will be determined with city legal staff; the developer will handle much of the area south (east) of the existing road.
The briefing was informational; no board vote occurred at the work session.
