The old Beaverton High School is headed for the wrecking ball.

The Beaverton School District announced June 22, that demolition preparations have begun on the roughly century-old building, the final major step in a $253 million rebuild that will reshape the block bounded by Southwest Stott Street and Southwest Erickson Avenue through July 2027.

Move-out from the old school started after the school year ended and should wrap by mid-August. Hazardous-material abatement follows. Structural demolition will begin on the SW Stott Street side and work toward SW Erickson Avenue, finishing around the end of 2026 or early 2027, the district said.

For neighbors and commuters, the work means months of heavy truck traffic and closed sidewalks. Trucks will enter empty from SW Erickson Avenue and exit loaded via SW Stott Street, then travel down SW Third Street.

The district said traffic will flow only during city-permitted hours, with flaggers managing arrivals and departures. Sidewalks on both SW Erickson and SW Stott will be closed, with pedestrian detours posted.

The district pledged continuous air monitoring and negative-air barrier systems to keep dust and debris on-site. Safety personnel will remain throughout demolition.

One piece of good news for swimmers and students: the small parking lot at SW Third Street and SW Stott Street will reopen in early August after construction trailers are removed and the lot is repaved.

The district said students, staff, and Beaverton Swim Center guests can use it again at that point.

The rebuild is the single largest project in the district's $753 million bond, which voters approved in May 2022. Construction contractor Skanska built the new three-story, 300,500-square-foot school for $221 million; the $253 million total includes design by Portland-based BRIC Architecture, landscape work by Walker Macy, and structural engineering by KPFF.

Jeffrey Hamman, a senior project manager at the district, and Tyler Martens, a project manager for Skanska, have overseen the build.

Once demolition debris is cleared, crews will install new parking lots, sidewalks, stormwater retention structures, landscaping, and lighting to support the new school. The district expects all work complete by July 2027.