An Inside Look: Construction

March 16, 2021 | project #: 21.006.00 Proposed Phase 01 Plan

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Swift School Master Plan Roswell, Georgia

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Just what is this construction all about?

Swift School’s Paving the Path capital campaign during the 201920 school year provided funding for campus improvements, and those improvements are well underway at Swift School thanks to Helix Construction.

After pausing the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift School worked with officials from the city of Roswell to develop an acceptable construction plan. Originally, the plan was to cut a new entrance into the campus from Dogwood Road, but multiple factors, including location, caused Swift School’s administration to rethink the entrance location.

Now, an entrance to campus off Grimes Bridge will be constructed to the west, away from the traffic light at the Dogwood Road intersection. The new entryway will cause less backup to traffic flow. Additionally, Swift School’s famed reversed entrance and exit pattern will return to normal. Say goodbye to the “dyslexic driveway” that was a staple of Swift School since moving into the current building in 2006.

Upon completion, Swift School’s campus will contain a single entry but will include two egress lanes – one for left turns and one for right turns.

The new driveway allows for doublestacking of vehicles at carpool. This eliminates traffic backup onto Grimes Bridge Road and also ensures that faculty, staff, and other visitors needing to exit during carpool do not get stuck in the line.

What is also great news is that students can take advantage of a new playground space that’s more than twice the size of the current play space. The new playground area allows for increased safety, and a reduction of traffic noise on Grimes Bridge Road.

Helix Construction began work in spring of 2022. You’ll notice that the abandoned house adjacent to Swift School has been bulldozed and the grassy area was dug up and reduced to a dirt pile. All the trees in that area were removed by heavy machinery. In recent days, the dirt was flattened, much to the delight of the fourth grade classrooms with a third floor view of the work. “We will gain about 40 parking spaces, and the auxiliary carpool lane will allow for improved traffic flow," noted Daniel McCormick, Facilities Manager. “We’re thankful for all the hard work of everyone at Swift School and Helix Construction.”

Much of the remaining campus development project will take place in the months leading up to the summer of 2023. For more information, please reach out to Chris Pomar, Head of School, at: cpomar@theswiftschool.org