Parents of students at Irving College School will notice a slight change when school begins Thursday.
 “The new road has been cut,” said Director of Schools Bobby Cox. “The paving is almost done. Irving College is looking good. They will be ready to start school.”
A second entrance into Irving College School cost $193,899. The amount included a base bid of $81,444, parking lot for $41,717, loop drive for $45,038, roof drain collection $18,500, and school zone signals and installation $7,200.
Constructed was a bus entrance from Highway 56 into the school to ease traffic congestion and alleviate community concerns by segregating bus traffic from car traffic. Buses will use the new entrance to pick up and drop off students, while parents will use the original entrance.
Most noticeable are signs with flashing lights that designate the speed limit on Highway 56 as 30 mph during the morning and afternoon hours when students are entering or leaving the school. Being a state route, that speed limit was determined by Tennessee Department of Transportation. 
“On state roads, the limit is 30 mph, per TDOT,” said Cox. “On the county road in front of the school it will still be 15 mph.”
The school system purchased approximately an acre of land in order to provide the second road in hopes of creating better traffic flow to the renovated and expanded campus.