Berean Academy

Wright Construction’s Chattanooga Division completed a full site improvement project at Berean Academy in Hixson, Tennessee. The scope included asphalt paving, concrete walkways and stairs, handrail installation, and striping across the campus, giving the school updated infrastructure to support students, staff, and visitors moving through the property every school day.

About Berean Academy

Berean Academy is a private Christian school in Hixson, a suburb of Chattanooga, serving students from Pre-K through 12th grade. Founded in 1972 as a ministry of Berean Baptist Church, the school has grown to serve several hundred students with a college preparatory curriculum and a close-knit campus community. Berean Academy is accredited by the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools and SACS/AdvancED, reflecting its commitment to academic quality alongside its faith-based mission.

A K-12 campus like Berean handles a wide range of daily foot and vehicle traffic, from young children walking between buildings to parents dropping off and picking up students to staff and visitors moving across the property throughout the day. Site infrastructure built for that range of use, safe walkways, secure stairs, and well-marked parking, plays a direct role in how smoothly a campus like this operates.

Why This Work Matters

Concrete walkways and stairs are some of the most heavily used surfaces on any school campus, and they need to hold up to daily foot traffic from students of all ages, including young children who may be less steady on stairs or uneven surfaces. Handrails add a layer of safety on stairs and ramps, giving students, staff, and visitors something secure to hold onto, which matters most on a campus with a wide age range moving through the same spaces every day.

Asphalt paving keeps the campus’s drive lanes and parking areas in good condition, reducing the tripping hazards and drainage issues that come with cracked or deteriorating pavement. Striping organizes traffic flow during the daily rush of student drop-off and pickup, one of the busiest and most safety-sensitive times on any school campus. Clear lane markings and designated parking help keep that process orderly and reduce the risk of accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles in a tight window of time.

Project Execution

Wright’s Chattanooga Division managed the full scope of work across the Berean Academy campus, coordinating asphalt paving with concrete walkway and stair construction and finishing the project with handrail installation and striping. Working on an active school campus required planning around the school’s daily schedule to keep students and staff safe throughout construction.

Impact on the School Community

These improvements give Berean Academy safer, more durable infrastructure for the students, staff, and families who move through the campus every school day. Well-built walkways, stairs, and handrails support the kind of safe, functional campus environment a K-12 school depends on, while updated paving and striping keep daily arrival and dismissal running smoothly.

Need asphalt paving, concrete walkways, handrails, or striping for your school or institutional campus in Chattanooga or the surrounding areas? Wright Construction delivers reliable results you can count on. Let’s get to work.