The Mile Creek School renovation and addition is the major part of the Lyme/Old Lyme school district’s facilities project, a $57.5 million endeavor to improve heating, air conditioning and ventilation, handicapped accessibility, security at Center School, Mile Creek School and Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, and to make the buildings comply with fire and building codes. Project documents state the schools haven’t been renovated in at least 20 years; they will accommodate anticipated growth in the student population from 1,300 in 2022 to almost 1,600 by 2031. The work at Mile Creek “is a different story,” according to Superintendent of Schools Ian Neviaser. He said Tuesday classrooms are being added to the rear of the building and the parking lot redone to address traffic concerns on Mile Creek Road during pick-up and drop-off. The parking lot won’t be completely done until the summer of 2026, but will be accessible when school starts Aug. 27, he added.

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