Ribbon Cutting Event for Kiss & Drop Project: Yerington Elementary School: October 7, 2024 at 8:00am

The Kiss and Drop Project located at the Yerington Elementary School (112 N. California Street) was created to improve Y.E.S. student safety in traffic while being dropped off and picked up by their parents before and after school.

The project entails a driveway feature with two lanes on the Yerington Elementary School property as a loading and unloading zone for parents to drop off their children. The Kiss and Drop Project was named from the custom of a parent’s  Kiss goodbye as they Drop their children off at the school.

The City of Yerington funded the Kiss and Drop Project using federal funding from Congressman Horsford’s Office through the Federal Highway Administration.

Desert Engineering completed the project and DOWL, L.L.C engineering designed it. The right lane of the driveway is a “stop and go” loading and unloading zone to pickup and drop off children; and the left lane is designed to help traffic flow easier.

A few years ago, a Yerington Elementary School student was hit by a car while crossing the busy street to get to the school. The Kiss and Drop Project’s goal is to promote student safety and prevent avoidable traffic harm to children.

The City of Yerington is hosting the Ribbon Cutting Event for the Kiss and Drop Project on Monday, October 7th at 8:00am at the Yerington Elementary School on the corner of Broadway Avenue and North California Street.

The community is invited for the Kiss & Drop Project Ribbon Cutting Event with anticipated attendance from City of Yerington Councilmen & Employees; DOWL, L.L.C.; a representative from Congressman Horsford’s office; Desert Engineering, and Yerington Elementary School staff and student body.