LORENA BATTING CAGE COVERS

Lorena Independent School District completed the construction of two new covers over existing batting cages at Lorena High School, located at 1 Leopard Lane in Lorena, Texas. This project, filed under the name Lorena Batting Cage Covers, also included the addition of a storage room and a new slab at the softball field. The total estimated cost for these additions to the existing building was $275,000, covering a total area of 7,400 square feet.

The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in November 2024, with a scheduled start date of December 2024. The filing indicated a completion date of April 2025. TDLR closed the project file in April 2025, marking the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project is now listed as Project Closed in the TDLR records.

Design and Funding

Winton Engineering, Inc. served as the design firm of record for the project. John Tyler Johnson was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project involved public funds and public land, consistent with its status as a school district improvement. The estimated cost of $275,000 places this project below the median estimated cost of $400,000 for similar additions to existing buildings in McLennan County over the last 24 months.

The cost per square foot for this project was $37, which is below the county median of $147 per square foot for comparable filings. The scheduled build window was 121 days, a period shorter than the county median of 183 days for similar projects. Winton Engineering, Inc. has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $6,930,000, including work on the Medical Office in Waco and the Schmidt Building in Waco.

Local Context

Lorena is located in McLennan County, with a ZIP code 76655 population estimated at about 9,572 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The median household income in this area is approximately $106,012, and the median owner-occupied home value is $294,600. The construction of these batting cage covers and the associated storage facility represents a specific infrastructure update for the high school's athletic facilities.

The TDLR record confirms that the accessibility review process concluded in April 2025. The project file remains closed, and no further updates are pending in the public registry. The specific scope of work, limited to the batting cage covers, storage room, and slab, has been fully accounted for in the filing.