PIERRE — A major expansion for Buchanan Elementary School is ready to move ahead. Buchanan Principal Ryan Noyes says preliminary work starts Friday…
Getting students to and from class will change for some grades…
Noyes says the Pierre School District is looking to bring Buchanan up to match the District’s other elementary schools…
The renovation should be completed in about 18 months. Once construction fencing is in place work will begin by tearing up the parking lot and starting with some plumbing work and footings for the new structures. Buchanan is home to approximately 430 students. The public is also being reminded that the construction will cause a change in traffic and pedestrian flows on Capital Avenue near Buchanan and drivers should be extra alert for walking students and traffic changes near the school.