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LISD urgently seeks community support for second access road to VHS

The second access road behind Vandegrift would cost over $15 million and be one mile with a 100-foot right of way and an 800-foot bridge to protect habitat below.
Launches #BuildTheRoad campaign
By LYNETTE HAALAND
Four Points News
Leander ISD is seeking the community’s involvement and support in its biggest push to build a second access road to Vandegrift. It launched the #BuildTheRoad social media campaign last week in an effort to get Washington D.C. lawmakers’ attention on the proposed one-mile, $15 million-plus road.
At its public forum at VHS on May 30, LISD reminded the audience of the proposed second access road that LISD and the Four Points Traffic Committee has been working on since February 2013.
More than 3,700 students and staff use VHS and Four Points Middle School and currently, the only road into and out of those campuses is off of McNeil Drive. That leads to a bottleneck of traffic especially at the intersection of RM 2222.

#BuildTheRoad – LISD seeks help to reach lawmakers to build 2nd road to Vandegrift
We Need Your Help
Leander ISD has already reached out to lawmakers, and now we need the community’s help in promoting this topic, too. We’re asking you to take the time to contact these lawmakers over these next couple of weeks — on social media, by writing a letter or email, by calling their office — to request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work with LISD to find a solution.
Listed below are a few sample Tweets to help you get started and contact information for these representatives.
Sample Tweets:
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- .@RepMcCaul We need your help to #BuildTheRoad to VHS & FPMS in @LeanderISD! #StudentSafety #myLISD
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- .@RogerWilliamsTX Help students get to school safely. #BuildTheRoad to VHS & FPMS in @LeanderISD! #StudentSafety #myLISD
- .@SenTedCruz Please help us #BuildTheRoad to VHS & FPMS to greatly improve #StudentSafety in @LeanderISD! #myLISD
Congressman Michael McCaul Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/MichaelTMcCaul Tweet at him on Twitter @RepMcCaul Call him at 202-225-2401 Write to 2001 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |
Congressman John Carter Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/JudgeCarter Tweet at him on Twitter @RepJohnCarter Call him at 202-225-3864 Write to 2110 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |
Senator John Cornyn Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/Sen.JohnCornyn Tweet at him on Twitter @JohnCornyn Call him at 202-224-2934 Write to 517 Hart SOB, Washington DC, 20510 |
Senator Ted Cruz Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/TedCruzPage Tweet at him on Twitter @SenTedCruz Call him at 202-224-5922 Write to 404 Russell SOB, Washington DC, 20510 |
Congressman Roger Williams Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/RogerWilliamsTX Tweet at him on Twitter @RogerWilliamsTX Call him at 202-225-9896 Write to 1323 Longworth HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |
Congressman Bill Flores Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/RepBillFlores Tweet at him on Twitter @RepBillFlores Call him at 202-225-6105 Write to 2440 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |
Congressman Lamar Smith Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/LamarSmithTX21 Tweet at him on Twitter @LamarSmithTX21 Call him at 202-225-4236 Write to 2409 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |
Congressman Louie Gohmert Email him through his website Tag him on Facebook.com/RepLouieGohmert Tweet at him on Twitter @RepLouieGohmert Call him at 202-225-3035 Write to 2243 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC, 20515 |

#BuildTheRoad – LISD seeks help to reach lawmakers to build 2nd road to Vandegrift
From LISD website: Leander ISD hosted a public forum May 30 regarding the construction of a second access road onto the Vandegrift High School and Four Points Middle School campus.
At the forum, district officials addressed the history of the construction of the two campuses, safety concerns and traffic congestion in the area, along with next steps for obtaining federal approval for this project.
We Need Your Help
Leander ISD has already reached out to lawmakers, and now we need the community’s help in promoting this topic, too. We’re asking you to take the time to contact these lawmakers over these next couple of weeks — on social media, by writing a letter or email, by calling their office — to request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work with LISD to find a solution. Continue reading
VHS Signings

Johnny Fretheim will continue his baseball career at Temple College. Fretheim and others were recognized at a signing day ceremony at Vandegrift High School on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

Grant Prussel will continue his baseball career at Houston Baptist University. Prussel and others were recognized at a signing day ceremony at Vandegrift High School on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.