Piedmont Unified School District Temporary Closure To Portions Of Magnolia Avenue On July 16 To 17

Press release from the Piedmont Unified School District:

July 8, 2020

On Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17 PG&E will be working on the permanent power supply for Piedmont High School’s new STEAM building. Magnolia Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Hillside and Highland Avenues on those days from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm to promote safety at the work site. If the work finishes early, the street will be reopened to through traffic before 5:00 pm. Nonetheless, members of the community should plan an alternative route during these work hours.

During this work, PG&E may temporarily turn off power to a small number of households near the work site. PG&E has identified and contacted those households of the possible interruption in power.

The new STEAM building — for the study of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics — will be completed in August for the start of the 2020-21 school year. The building will include:

• 6 science labs
• 4 computer science labs
• 1 engineering lab with patio
• 7 general classrooms
• 2 art rooms with patios
• Piedmont High School’s main office

Construction of a Performing Arts Center, adjacent to the STEAM building, will continue through the Fall 2021. The Performing Arts Center will include:

• New Alan Harvey Theater
• Lobby/gallery space
• Drama classroom/rehearsal space/black box theater
• Green room and dressing rooms
• Performing Arts Department office and conference room

For more information, please contact Pete Palmer, Piedmont Unified School District Director of Facilities and Construction Manager, at ppalmer@piedmont.k12.ca.us

This press release was produced by the Piedmont Unified School District. The views expressed are the author's own.