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Chapel Hill Junior High principal outlines May 11 traffic changes as new median limits left turns
Summary
Ashley Lloyd, principal at Chapel Hill Junior High, said TxDOT will install a median beginning May 11 that will bar eastbound left turns onto campus and that the school is changing drop-off and exit routes, including a buses-only entrance on Old Henderson Highway.
Ashley Lloyd, principal at Chapel Hill Junior High, announced that TxDOT will install a median beginning May 11 that will prevent eastbound drivers from turning left onto the school campus.
Lloyd said the change will require drivers approaching from the east to enter the school from Old Henderson Highway and that all traffic exiting the main entrance will be required to turn right. "You will now enter the school from Old Henderson Highway," she said, adding, "All traffic exiting the main entrance will be required to turn right." The principal also noted that entrances on Old Henderson Highway are for the school buses only: "Please note the entrances on Old Henderson Highway are for the school buses only. No student drop offs are allowed in that area."
Lloyd walked through the morning car-rider pattern the school is asking families to follow. "All car riders will enter the campus by turning right off of Fifth Street," she said. Drivers coming from Chapel Hill or Tyler should proceed to the front of the campus for safe drop-off. For departures, she advised drivers heading into Tyler to turn left onto Renee Avenue and those returning toward Chapel Hill to turn right and exit via Old Henderson Highway.
The principal urged families to watch the school’s video demonstration of the new traffic flow and to follow posted signs and staff directions when the changes take effect. "Thanks for helping us keep traffic moving and our students safe," Lloyd said.
The announcement is procedural and informational: no vote or formal board action was recorded in the transcript. The school encouraged parents and guardians to follow the new patterns to improve safety during pick-up and drop-off.
The transcript records the announcement in a single presentation by the principal and does not include additional clarifying questions or an official statement from TxDOT in the record; the school asked families to follow school signage and the posted video guidance beginning May 11.
