Shell Creek school project to be done in July

COLUMBUS The 175 students at Shell Creek Elementary School werent the only ones excited when classes were dismissed for the semester last week.

Construction crews who have spent the past 10 months remodeling the K-6 school will use the summer break to make the final push toward completion of a $5.12 million expansion project there.

It will make things a lot easier, said Jeff Keating of Bierman Contracting Inc., the projects construction manager.

Although Keating said things went surprisingly well with classes in session, the absence of students will allow for unimpeded progress on the new wings and renovations planned in the old building.

Keating expects the project to be wrapped up around July 15.

Schedule-wise, were right where we need to be, he said.

The school, located just north of Columbus at 16786 280th St., will be a double-track facility with two classrooms for each of the seven grades when classes resume this August.

Students and staff began using five of the seven new classrooms a few weeks ago after the majority of work on the east addition was complete.

They were pretty excited that they got to be in the new classrooms, said Principal John Mlinar.

And thats just a portion of the benefits adding about 30,000 square feet to the school will bring.

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Shell Creek school project to be done in July