[Saratoga Springs News] Pioneer Crossing Update: 12/21/09
Posted By SSNews on December 21, 2009
Note: Construction crews will not work during the Christmas HolidayI-15 Interchange at American Fork Main Street: Main Street Area (East of I-15) - With traffic now moved to the south half of Main Street, please remember lanes are narrowed and all left turns into the business areas between State Street and Kawakami Drive are to be made only at signalized intersections. Excavation work for retaining walls and installation of settlement drains for the north bridge of the new Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) continues. Crews will begin building retaining walls the last week in December.
I-15 Travel Lane Changes: The travel lanes along I-15 near the American Fork Main Street interchange are 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 are building the retaining walls and placing 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. This work will continue through mid-January.
Present to Dec. 31: The intersection of 900 West and Main Street remain closed Due to additional utility work underway within this area. Motorists will need to use 1020 West to access area homes, businesses and the park-and-ride lot. In addition to the 900 West closure, Dec. 21-23: parking stalls along the south side of the park-and-ride lot will also be closed while crews install pipe in the area.
South Area - Construction of the bridge support walls (abutments) is underway. Crews will install rebar, build forms and place the concrete walls during the next few weeks.
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): Installation of additional storm drain underneath 300 East has been rescheduled for the last week in December. Once work is underway, motorists should expect slight travel delays. Flaggers will be posted to guide motorists through the area. Please use caution as crews operating heavy equipment are working nearby.
500 West to 300 East Area (Lehi): Work on utility accesses continues.
1100 West to 500 West Area (Lehi): There is minimal work within this area.
1700 West to 1100 West Area (Lehi): Construction of the trail undercrossing for the future Dry Creek trail is underway. Crews will place the concrete walls by the end of December. Work on the culvert for Dry Creek continues.
2300 West to 1700 West Area (Lehi): Minimal work will be done in this area during the winter.
Redwood Road to 2300 West Area (Lehi/ Saratoga Springs): Jordan River Bridge to 2300 West - Installation of utility accesses and irrigation lines continues.
Jordan River Bridge Area - The temporary bridge over the Jordan River has been removed. Crews continue to build the forms and rebar framework for the river bridge. Placement of the concrete bridge deck has been rescheduled to January.
Embankment restoration along the Jordan River will be complete by the end of December. Construction of the Jordan River Parkway Trail has been rescheduled to begin in January.
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 - Minimal work being performed within this area. Street lights will be installed along Pioneer Crossing between Redwood Road and the Jordan River the final week in December.
General Project Information General work hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 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 - especially children - to keep out of the construction area.
If you have questions or would like additional information about this project, feel free to contact us at 1.877.222.3757, via email at access@utah.gov, or visit the project Web site at udot.utah.gov/pioneer.
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