Lincoln High School improvements will soon be completed.

That’s according to Cathy Allen, the Western Placer Unified School District’s assistant superintendent for facilities and maintenance services, at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.

The “majority of the work” on Lincoln High School is “wrapping up,” she said.

That work included five new classrooms, including two science classrooms, and restroom modernizations. There was also work done to improve the appearance of the school, such as a new marquee and a wrought-iron fence to replace the chain-link fence around the school.

Allen told the News Messenger Wednesday the entire project is “overall 75 percent done.”

She said the work had started the day after school got out in June.

“I think it’s awesome,” said board member Terry Gage, who also attended Lincoln High School and graduated in 1982. “It’s creating a nice street appeal for students and will create space with more classrooms.”

Allen discussed some of the improvements done to Lincoln High School as well as some of the projects that are being finished up at Tuesday’s meeting.

Allen said two new science classrooms will “be ready for student occupancy in December.”

“We decided to design a walkway,” Allen said, instead of purchasing a pre-made walkway. The walkway will run from the old gym to the science classrooms, and Allen said it will provide another path of travel for students when raining.

Allen estimated that the walkway will be built in the spring because plans are being submitted to the Division of State Architect.

Installing benches along J Street will not be done, according to Allen, because students “don’t wait for the bus long enough to sit on the benches.”

“I think it’s an excellent thing,” school board member Brian Haley said when asked by the News Messenger about the work being done on the school. “Lincoln High School needs modernization and expansion.”

According to previous News Messenger reports, the funding for the projects is already secured, coming from maintenance and improvement money left over from the last bond measure.

“I think the school looks a lot nicer,” Judy Dobbs, a parent at Lincoln High School, said about how the school has changed since she attended. Dobbs also said she feels the school is more secure and safer for students.