Board reviews revised Ramey junior high plan as architects outline traffic, tree preservation and a $103 million estimate

Fayetteville Board of Education architects presented an updated site plan on Oct. 23 for the new Ramey Junior High School that incorporates an additional seven‑acre parcel, changes the building orientation to put athletics on the south end and aims to preserve key tree groves while reworking traffic circulation.

The revised plan, presented by Wes Burgess, vice president and architect for Craft and Tull, showed a mirrored building layout that places the practice field and track on gentler terrain to the south and adds space to conserve significant trees to the north. Burgess said the expanded site also allowed the design team to provide improved campus functionality and “greater flexibility in meeting both current and future educational needs.”

The district’s proposed traffic layout would include a new signal at College, two vehicle entrances (one shared with Ash Street), a proposed three‑way stop on Ash to slow traffic, and a separate bus entrance. Burgess…