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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – Visitors to Sequoyah High School (SHS) will soon have to exercise caution as traffic is detoured around construction of the school’s new multi-purpose. Cherokee Nation construction department and school officials ask drivers to slow down and drive carefully.Beginning Monday, May 23, the school’s main entrance will be closed and will remain closed until classes resume in August. The main entrance will continue to be accessible to the Cherokee Nation Child Development Center and Head Start, but not to the high school.
“Our main concern is for the safety of those coming to the school during this major reconstruction effort,” said Barry Boswell, Cherokee Nation, director of construction management. “We want to advise everyone traveling Highway 62 to slow down and be cautious. Cars entering the school will be detoured to side entrances. Naturally, there will be some confusion as people get used to the temporary detours.”
“We ask that our students, parents, staff and visitors be patient with us during this process,” said Gina Stanley, SHS superintendent. “The new center will be well worth the construction challenges we will face during the year. We will keep everyone informed with construction updates as needed.”
Those going to SHS should look for detour and caution signs. Once the main entrance to the school is closed, cars will be able to enter either on the east side of the campus on South 504 Road or farther east from Bald Hill Road. The drop-off/pick-up area behind the school will be marked as a one-way road. The one-way traffic will enter east of the football field and exit by the fitness center.
“It is a total site reconstruction,” Boswell said. “The project will basically go from the water tower to the girl’s softball field to the community baseball fields down by the highway. It will involve moving roads and utilities and there will be heavy construction traffic. We want to give everyone a heads up about the activity.”
The construction is the first phase of work for the Cherokee Nation’s new multi-purpose center that will face Highway 62, between the school’s main entrance and the water tower. It is projected that construction on the center will be complete in January 2006.
For more information, contact SHS, phone: 918-456-0631.
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |