RHS Traffic Flow

Traffic Flow Sign Descriptions

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Traffic changes in the community

Traffic flow explanations and animations

City of Rowlett and Rowlett Fire Dept. officials have certain non-negotiable requirements we must adhere to. No queuing (lining up for drop-off or pickup) can occur in the north side, south side, or west side driveways of the building for Fire Lane reasons. The north side will be for Special Needs Students only.

This plan is the culmination of numerous meetings with people involved in the North Texas Tollway Authority George Bush Freeway Extension Project. Please read and study carefully the following directions, and view the diagrams on the RHS Website. The website diagrams may be easier to understand. Keep in mind that the best way to beat traffic is to get an early start and avoid the peak rush times.

*** WE HAVE BEEN WARNED THAT CONSTRUCTION ON THE TOLLWAY AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL HAVE OUR KIRBY RD. DRIVEWAY SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE.

Morning | Afternoon

In the Morning: Everyone will use the Main Street Driveways

BUSES - will use the north (Main St.) entrance to proceed behind the school. After dropping off their students, they will turn left and enter the student parking lot near the stadium. They will continue east to the back row of the parking lot, turn left and head to the exit at Main St. near the tennis courts. The driveway near Fidel’s office will be ENTER ONLY. They will turn left and head back to the Kirby Rd and Main St. intersection. There they will have the option of turning right or proceeding straight on Main St. There will be no left turn option onto southbound Kirby at peak school rush hours. Animated diagram

PARENTS - will use the north (Main St.) entrance to proceed behind the school. After dropping off their students, they will turn left and enter the student parking lot near the stadium. They will continue east to the back row of the parking lot, turn left and head to the exit at Main St. near the tennis courts. The driveway near Fidel’s office will be ENTER ONLY. They will turn left and head back to the Kirby Rd and Main St. intersection. There they will have the option of turning right or proceeding straight on Main St. There will be no left turn option onto southbound Kirby at peak school rush hours.  Animated diagram

STAFF - will use the north (Main St.) entrance, then turn right to proceed to the Faculty Parking Lot.  Staff who park near the gym and Field House will proceed behind the school. Animated diagram

STUDENTS - will ONLY enter the first driveway into the Student Parking Lot.  The driveway nearest the tennis courts will be EXIT ONLY.  If you park in the Rows S, I or J, drive the length of the parking lot, and join the line of buses and parents entering the parking lot near the stadium to get to your spot.  Don’t drive against the flow of out-going traffic, in the last row, heading to the Main St. exit.  Animated diagram

BUSES - will line up in their assigned bus lanes at around 2:15, but they will be facing Main St. and will exit onto Main St. Traffic on Main St. will be stopped to allow all the buses to leave at the same time. Animated diagram

PARENTS - Parent Pick Up will occur in the back of the school only (except for approved Shuttle Buses). After picking up their students, they will follow the same procedure as in the morning, proceeding through the student parking lot. At the Main and Kirby intersection, they will have the option of turning right or proceeding straight on Main St. There will be no left turn option onto southbound Kirby at peak school rush hours. Parents should not start to line up to pick up their students until 2:40 when the buses are gone. There will no longer be a “standing/queuing lane” where parents can start to line up before 2:30. Parents who start to line up early create congestion that backs up through the Main St,/Kirby intersection, blocking the buses from getting to our students. Do not pick your student up on Main St. and then make a U-Turn. This endangers our students driving west on Main St. and could result in a ticket from Rowlett Police Department. If you come after 2:40, you will find there is almost no traffic you will have to deal with. Your students will be just fine waiting ten minutes for you. There is a covered area where students can wait for their pickup. Parents of students in Band, Cheer, Drill Team, and Athletics should still pickup behind the school, but if your student has too much to carry, you can pick them up on the south side of the building, after passing behind the school, after 2:40, then do a U-Turn by the softball field, and exit through the student parking lot. Do not pick up students in the Student Parking Lot. Animated diagram

STUDENTS - will leave via the north Main St. exits near Fidel’s office and near the tennis courts. Students will not exit near the Stadium. At the Kirby Rd and Main St. intersection, they will have the option of turning right or proceeding straight on Main St. There will be no left turn option onto southbound Kirby at peak school rush hours.  Animated diagram

As of February 8, 2010

Miller Road west of Kirby Road in Rowlett to be reduced to one lane in each direction, when needed, now through February 18. East- and westbound traffic on Miller Road, west of Kirby Road, is now reduced to one lane in each direction, when needed, through Thursday, February 18, 2010 from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM. each day. This temporary traffic pattern will allow crews to construct the foundation for the Miller Road bridge.

As of January 28, 2010

Traffic on Kirby Road between Main Street and Miller Heights in Rowlett will be detoured beginning Saturday, February 6, 2010. Vehicles traveling both north and south on Kirby Road, in front of Rowlett High School, will be shifted onto new, temporary pavement slightly to the west. This detour will allow crews to remove a portion of Kirby Road and excavate for the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension main lanes, a process that will take about six months. Later this spring, the school’s Kirby Road entrance will be closed, and arriving and departing vehicles will be required to access the campus via the Main Street driveways.

As of January 22, 2010

Traffic on Kirby Road between Main Street and Miller Heights in Rowlett will be detoured beginning Saturday, January 30, 2010. Vehicles traveling both north and south on Kirby Road, in front of Rowlett High School, will be shifted onto new, temporary pavement slightly to the west. This detour will allow crews to remove a portion of Kirby Road and excavate for the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension main lanes, a process that will take about six months. Later this spring, the school’s Kirby Road entrance will be closed, and arriving and departing vehicles will be required to access the campus via the Main Street driveways.

As of January 19, 2010

Traffic on Kirby Road between Main Street and Miller Heights in Rowlett will be detoured beginning Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Vehicles traveling both north and south on Kirby Road, in front of Rowlett High School, will be shifted onto new, temporary pavement slightly to the west. This detour will allow crews to remove a portion of Kirby Road and excavate for the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension main lanes, a process that will take about six months. Later this spring, the school’s Kirby Road entrance will be closed, and arriving and departing vehicles will be required to access the campus via the Main Street driveways.

As of January 7, 2010

Kirby Road between State Highway 66 and Main Street is now reduced to one lane in each direction until approximately the end of January. This temporary traffic pattern will allow crews to add temporary widening in preparation for future traffic switches.

As of December 16, 2009

Traffic change extended--Kirby Road between State Highway 66 and Main Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Thursday. This traffic pattern will remain for approximately four weeks to allow crews to add temporary widening in preparation for future traffic switches.

As of December 8, 2009

Liberty Grove Road between Merritt and Toler roads will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2009, to allow crews to install bridge beams. To detour around the closure, vehicles traveling south on Liberty Grove will be required to turn right onto Merritt, left onto Hickox Road, left onto Toler and then right onto Liberty Grove. Northbound vehicles will have to turn left onto Toler, right onto Hickox, right onto Merritt and then left onto Liberty Grove. Changeable message signs have already been placed in the area to advise the traveling public about the temporary traffic condition.

As of November 10, 2009

Beginning Thursday, November 12 Industrial Street at Kirby Road in Rowlett will be closed for approximately eight months to allow construction of the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension main lanes and southbound frontage road. Access to the businesses and facilities on Industrial will be via Martin and Melcer drives. Lorene Street closed permanently in May. Industrial Street is anticipated to reopen in about July 2010.

As of October 13, 2009

Kirby Road between State Highway 66 and Main Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Thursday. This traffic pattern will remain for approximately four weeks to allow crews to add temporary widening in preparation for future traffic switches.

As of September 11, 2009

Northbound Kirby Road at the Rowlett High School driveway will be closed from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday, September 14, to allow crews to complete a waterline tie in underneath the driveway. One lane in each direction will remain open. Changeable message signs and traffic control devices will be in place to assist the traveling public.

As of August 24, 2009

The extreme left lanes of northbound and southbound Kirby Road between State Highway 66 and Main Street will continue to be closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Thursday, Nov. 26. Crews will be completing asphalt work in the median, relocating the DART light-rail tracks and cleaning up to prepare for a future detour of traffic off the main Kirby Road pavement , which should begin in the coming weeks. When the detour is in place, crews will begin removing Kirby Road in front of Rowlett High School and excavating below grade for the President George Bush Turnpike Eastern Extension.