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Carlisle Area SD unveils $98 million middle‑school plan, proposes Wagner's Gap roundabout to ease campus traffic
Summary
Architects presented a site‑and‑floor plan for a new middle school sited on existing athletic fields and laid out traffic improvements across the main Carlisle campus, including a proposed roundabout on Wagner's Gap Road; the district set an Act 34 public hearing for Nov. 13 and estimates the all‑in middle‑school project at about $98 million.
Architects and the school district told the Board‑as‑a‑Whole on [date not specified] that a proposed new middle school sited between the Turnpike and Wilson Street would require campus‑wide traffic changes, an Act 34 public hearing and an all‑inclusive project budget of about $98,000,000.
Grace Hyland, senior project manager with Crabtree Roebaugh & Associates, and Justin Doty, the project civil engineer, said the selected site repurposes three underused athletic fields and places the building near existing campus facilities to reduce earthwork and allow future additions. "The main entrance to the school will be facing east," Hyland said, describing a two‑story academic wing for grades 7–8, shared facilities along a central commons, and a future‑addition area reserved on the site.
Traffic consultant Jared Veil (TPD) told the board the project aims to separate bus and parent drop‑off routes and reduce conflict points across the campus. Veil recommended a roundabout on Wagner's Gap Road and an internal roundabout to rebalance campus circulation: "There is a 75 percent…
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