Students leave Edward Little High School on Thursday as school buses follow the new traffic pattern in Auburn to accommodate construction of a new school. Buses will enter from Harris Street to pick up students in the student parking lot. The Western Avenue entrance will remain closed to all traffic until further notice. Construction of the new high school building is expected to last through the summer of 2023, with the building opening to students that fall. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

A wood cutter from Crooker Construction clears trees Thursday at the site of the new Edward Little High School in Auburn. Cutters were on site at 7:30 a.m. after the Auburn School Committee finalized the contract with general contractor Arthur C. Dudley on Wednesday evening. Construction is expected to last through the summer of 2023, with the building opening to students that fall. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Buy this Photo