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Woodland Elementary School returns to normal schedule Monday after stabilization work

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Students at Woodland Elementary School will be in class in the building on regular schedules today.

Hardin County Schools canceled school at Woodland Elementary Friday after structural damage  stemming from heating and cooling system improvements made during the summer were discovered, and the district had planned for non-traditional instruction for students Monday. Engineering and construction crews, however, worked over the weekend to keep the building safe for normal operations, and in a video posted by the district to YouTube HCS Superintendent Terry Morgan says they have gotten the “OK” for students and staff to return to the building.

“Our engineer has said that the building is safe, and the state inspector has come through over the weekend to also say that the building is safe for our students and staff to occupy the building,” Morgan said.

In the video, Morgan shows some of the work that was done to stabilize the building.

“We have what they call scaffolding posts, and those are reinforcing just to ensure the integrity of the building,” Morgan said.

School will be in session at all Hardin County Schools Monday.

Woodland Elementary School closed Friday

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Woodland Elementary School in Radcliff will be closed Friday.

Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright says the closure comes from major work being done on Woodland Elementary’s heating and cooling system. 

“Upon an inspection that was completed very late Thursday evening of some of that work and its effects on some structural aspects of the building, a structural engineer recommended that out of an abundance of caution we do not have school at Woodland Elementary on Friday, September 15,” Wright said. 

The closure is only for Woodland Elementary School. All other HCS schools will be in session and on regular schedules Friday.

“We will begin the work immediately to remedy this issue, and crews will work through the weekend,” Wright said. “We will certainly update Woodland families on Sunday about the status of school on Monday.”

Wright says HCS apologizes to all Woodland Elementary families as the information did not become available until late Thursday evening. Families were contacted after 9 p.m. Thursday.

Contact HCS for more information at 270-769-8800.

Concrete work on I-65 at Joe Prather Highway exit begins Friday

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A lane closure on Interstate 65 South near the Hardin-Bullitt county line may result in delays this weekend.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says concrete repair on I-65 South at the KY 313/Joe Prather Highway interchange will require closing the right lane. Removal of concrete slabs and pouring of the new surface will begin around 8 p.m. Friday and should be completed by early Sunday afternoon.

KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says the work is being done to maintain the integrity of the roadway.

“We’re trying to stay ahead of any major problems in the concrete sections south of the county line into Hardin County,” Jessie says. “We’re all aware of the concrete condition north of Lebanon Junction. Obviously the project’s under way now to take of a significant chunk of that, but we want to make sure that we’re doing all we can do maintenance wise to take care of some of these slabs before they get to a really bad condition, and that’s what we’re doing out there this weekend.”

The center lane is not expected to be closed at this time, and the KY 313 on-ramp to I-65 will remain open while work takes place.

Get more information on traffic conditions at www.goky.ky.gov.