Cullman City Schools Support Services Coordinator Hayden Faulk speaks to the City School Board at a work session in September.

A new road into Cullman City Primary School may soon be on the horizon. 

The Cullman City School Board held a work session Thursday morning to discuss possible future projects, and the main topic of discussion was the possibility of building another road to serve as an extra entrance and exit for the Primary School. 

The School District recently purchased a parcel of land behind the school, and is in early discussions to build the road there. 

With Hoehn Drive serving as the only one way in and out, emergency vehicles could be blocked from getting to the school if there is traffic or a problem with the road, Superintendent Susan Patterson said. 

She said the purpose of Thursday’s meeting was to determine the next step in the process after the land sale was completed. 

Board member Joey Orr said she believes the community will be enthused with the plan to provide another way in and out of the school. 

“I’m excited about it,” she said. 

Support Services Coordinator Hayden Faulk spoke to the board about the logistics of the road if the board does decide to go ahead with a plan. 

Early estimates put the cost at around $1.5 million for the road and a bridge that will need to be built to cross a creek on the property, but no one will give an exact estimate until the plans for the road are finalized, he said. 

Patterson said the new property connects to property that is owned by the city, so she needs to meet with the mayor and other city officials to discuss their plans for the possible road. 

If the board does decide to go ahead with the road, the process of planning, getting state approval and actually building the road will take a few years, Faulk said. 

It’s at least a two to three year process, he said. 

“We’re using public funds and we’ve got to go through their process,” Faulk said.