Huntington High School Site Upgrade Progressing
Fifty years is a long time and the curbs, sidewalks and roadway at Huntington High School were increasingly showing their age. The school, which was built over the 1957/58 period, formally opened in November 1958 and has been heavily used ever since.
Huntington School Board members awarded a bid for $670,331 to Suffolk Paving Corp. to remove and replace existing curbs and sidewalk areas (except for the area in front of the gym, which was already renovated in a separate project) and reconstruct the roadway from the McKay Road entrance all the way down and across to the exit at Holdsworth Drive.
The project includes the installation of a security guard booth near the southwest entrance of the property, close to the main parking field. The booth has already been delivered and is being stored behind the high school.
On a recent warm afternoon, workers were busy installing new curbs and sidewalks, putting concrete forms in place and remove existing concrete and asphalt. Last week the entrance to the school at McKay was temporarily fenced off and unavailable for regular traffic.
“The driveway and curbs are original to the building and after 50 years need to be replaced,” said David H. Grackin, assistant superintendent for finance and management services. “The district is satisfied with the progress of the work so far.”
The existing roadway will be removed down to the base and a new surface will be installed. The work is expected to be finished in mid-August and the new school year is expected to start smoothly.
Monies for the project are coming from the district’s Building Improvement Fund, which was authorized by residents to cover the costs associated with renovation and reconstruction projects. Voters previously approved the work in a public vote. Since the monies already exist, no tax increase, borrowing or interest payments are necessary.
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