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I-15 Interchange at American Fork Main Street: Main Street Area (East of I-15) - Signal work continues at Kawakami Drive and at the new off-ramp from I-15 northbound. Foundations will be placed on the north side and the new signal will be operational by Dec. 1. Crews will install drainage basins and curb and gutter along the south side of Main Street. All traffic will be diverted onto the south side of Main Street beginning Nov. 30. At the new bridge, crews have placed concrete at the center and west transitions of the bridge. The transition on the east side of the bridge will be complete by the end of the week. The safety walls (parapets) will also be complete by the end of the week. During the next two weeks, crews will place the final concrete and asphalt segments leading up to the new interchange bridge. Traffic will be diverted onto the bridge beginning Nov. 30. The old interchange bridge will be removed the first weekend in December. Please use caution when exiting and entering the interstate and expect slight travel delays as trucks, heavy equipment and construction crews are working nearby. Flaggers are posted to guide motorists through the construction area.
I-15 Travel Lane Changes: The travel lanes along I-15 near the American Fork Main Street interchange have been narrowed to 11 feet and the speed limit is reduced to 55 mph. Please remember, fines for speeding violations are doubled in construction zones.
Mill Pond Road Area in Lehi to American Fork Main St.: North Area - Crews will begin building footings for the retaining wall for the north embankment of the Mill Pond Bridge. Beginning the week of Nov. 23, crews will build the retaining walls and place embankment. Trucks will be working well into the night. As trucks will be accessing this area, motorists should anticipate moderate travel delays. Flaggers will be posted to guide drivers through the work zone.
Between 900 and 1020 West in American Fork, crews will widen 80 North to improve traffic flow within this area. Please use caution as heavy equipment is working nearby.
South Area - Construction of the embankment and retaining walls for the new bridge is nearly complete. Crews are hauling in fill material and building the retaining walls. Motorists should expect moderate travel delays due to trucks accessing the work zone. Flaggers are posted to guide traffic through the area. This operation will be complete by December 4.
Mill Pond Road south of the intersection with 8020 North in Lehi (south of the UPRR tracks) will remain closed until late spring 2010. Residents traveling north and south in this area can use 200 South to 300 West in American Fork or 300 East to 700 South in Lehi as alternatives.
300 East to Mill Pond Area (Lehi): Crews have placed the first concrete sections of the road between 300 East and the new bridge at Mill Pond Road.
500 West to 300 East Area (Lehi): Construction of utility access boxes and other utility lines (culinary water, irrigation and fiber conduit) continues between 500 West and Center Street. Towards the middle of the week, crews will pave new segments of the road between 500 West and Center Street. Paving operations will be during the day while crews cut the concrete at specific locations approximately 10-to-12 hours after. As the paving and concrete cutting process is noisy, please expect some inconvenience for a couple of days during this work.
1100 West to 500 West Area (Lehi): The initial concrete segments have been placed between 1100 West and 500 West. Installation of irrigation lines is complete.
1700 West to 1100 West Area (Lehi): Installation of the 60-inch water line in the Dry Creek area is complete. Crews are working on utility accesses. Excavation for the trail undercrossing for the future Dry Creek trail is underway. At the intersection of 1700 West, crews have placed curb, gutter and sidewalk. Utility access covers have been placed and the intersection will open by Nov. 20.
2300 West to 1700 West Area (Lehi): Minimal work in this area. Sidewalk should be placed during the first part of December.
Redwood Road to 2300 West Area (Lehi/ Saratoga Springs): Jordan River Bridge to 2300 West - Installation of utility accesses and storm drain and irrigation lines continues.
Jordan River Bridge Area - Crews are building the forms and rebar framework for the bridge transition areas and bridge deck. The concrete bridge deck will be placed mid-December.
Installation of the 60-inch water line under the Jordan River continues. This work will be complete before Thanksgiving. The Jordan River Parkway Trail remains closed approximately one mile north of the trailhead at Wetlands Park in Saratoga Springs. Please do not attempt to cross through the work zone as there are large dump trucks driving through the area. Trail users can access the trail at Willow Park in Lehi. The trail will re-open in its new configuration next spring.
Redwood Road to Jordan River Area - Traffic signal work for the new intersection with Redwood Road continues. Construction of sidewalks within this area are nearly complete.
General Project Information General work hours are between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For specific construction tasks there will be night work. Please use caution and slow down as you travel through the construction area as crews, large trucks and other heavy equipment are working nearby. For the safety of the public, we encourage all area residents to keep out of the construction area.