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Monday, January 11, 2010

Project Update Jan 11, 2010
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I-15 Interchange at American Fork Main Street:
Main Street Area (East of I-15) - With traffic now moved to the south side 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. Work to build retaining walls is underway.

Construction of the bridge support columns is underway. Crews are building rebar framework for the columns and will begin excavation work in the median of I-15 in mid-January.

I-15 will be restricted to two lanes in each direction from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday for bridge construction and storm drain installation. Lane restrictions will continue through the spring. Motorists should anticipate moderate travel delays.

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.

South Area - Construction of the bridge support walls (abutments) is underway. Crews will finish building the abutment in mid-January.

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):
300 East is open

Please use caution as crews operating heavy equipment are working nearby.

500 West to 300 East Area (Lehi):
Work on utility accesses continues.

Jan. 11-15: Center Street will be closed for additional storm drain and irrigation work. Motorists will need to use 300 East or 500 West as alternate routes.

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 continues. Crews should finish the concrete walls in January. Work on the culvert for Dry Creek is complete.

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 will continue as weather allows.

Jordan River Bridge Area - Crews continue to build the forms and rebar framework for the river bridge. Placement of the concrete bridge deck will begin mid- January.

Embankment restoration along the Jordan River is complete. Construction of the Jordan River Parkway Trail will begin in mid- 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 - Crews will install irrigation lines as weather allows. Street lights will be installed along Pioneer Crossing between Redwood Road and the Jordan River.

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.

Questions regarding the widening of Redwood Road, please contact the project team at sr68info@langdongroup.com or visit the project Web site, udot.utah.gov/sr68-south.

If you have comments or questions regarding UTA's FrontRunner project, please contact the project team at 888.800.8854, email Brandon Bott or Marc Bowman at bbott@rideuta.com or mbowman@utah.com, or visit the project web site at www.rideuta.com/commuterRailSouth.