Collinsville Students Build Pedestrian Bridge For High School Campus | The Locally Times
Vocational students constructed a new campus bridge as a class project and were honored by the school board in January. State legislators toured the vocational center expansion site two days later.
Students from the Collinsville Area Vocational Center (CAVC) built a new pedestrian bridge on the Collinsville High School (CHS) campus as a class project, according to a March 10, 2026, news release from Collinsville Community Unit School District 10. The district’s Board of Education honored the students for their work during its January 26, 2026, meeting. District announcements did not name the students or specify which vocational programs were involved. ## State Legislators Tour Vocational Center On January 28, 2026, two days after the school board recognized the students, Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss and State Representative Amy Elik toured the Collinsville Area Vocational Center expansion site. According to a district news post, the purpose of the visit was to observe the expansion's progress. ## Project Details Not Yet Public Public records from the school district do not yet provide key details about the bridge project's planning, cost, or construction. Documents do not specify the total cost, funding source, material procurement, or the project's construction timeline. The records also do not state the bridge's exact location, the specific campus need it addresses, or who is responsible for long-term maintenance and associated costs. It is also unclear from district announcements what, if any, municipal permits were required or which government bodies provided regulatory oversight. Similarly, the district did not specify if the January 28 legislative tour was related to the bridge project or state funding.