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Board reviews conceptual plan to ease Middle School arrival and dismissal congestion; seeks design authorization

Mechanicsburg Area School District Board of Directors · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Consultants presented a conceptual redesign of the Upper Allen campus to separate bus and car traffic, add queuing capacity and reconfigure parking; estimate: $750,000–$1,000,000 as a placeholder pending design and permitting. Board asked staff to seek design authorization for the next meeting.

District consultants presented a conceptual site plan aimed at reducing arrival and dismissal congestion at the Mechanicsburg Middle School/Upper Allen campus and the board agreed to discuss authorizing the design phase at a future voting meeting.

Consultants from Crabtree and KCI described recurring traffic backups where three school campuses converge. The concept would keep buses in their existing lot, reconfigure the front/middle lot for paired pickup and double‑stacked queueing, and create a…

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