CumberLink | Cumberland County News 8.23.2001 -
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Published on: 8/23/2001
Last Visited: 8/23/2001
Only school traffic will be permitted to use those entrances for access to the campus , says Michael L. Hurley , district director of transportation and safety.
Bellaire Drive will remain closed from the top of the hill at West Penn Street to the end of the West Building's vocational wing.The area will be gated off as a precaution until further notice.No unauthorized vehicles will be permitted , Hurley says.
Entrance to the high school and parent drop-off should come through the traffic circle in front of the high school that also will be completed and reopened Monday morning , he says.
Four new parking lots are located in front of the West Building.The first lot off West Penn Street will be designated for Swartz staff only while the other three lots will be available for students , parents and other staff , Hurley says.
More staff parking will be available along the access road along side the tennis courts.
To cut down on congestion , students are urged to ride the bus , at least for the first few weeks , he says.
Classes to shift around.
Students can expect to be on the move this academic year as renovations dictate shifting them around Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School.
Construction is under way on the almost-20 , 000-square-foot addition atop what is now the freshman class wing facing Broad Street Elementary School.