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Wallsburg council hears progress report on Main Canyon Road design and City Park Trail bid
Summary
Town staff said Main Canyon Road design work is underway with an archaeologist scheduled onsite and the City Park Trail received competitive bids; the low trail bid came well under estimate and UDOT awarded the project to the low bidder.
WALSBURG, Utah — Town staff told the Wallsburg Town Council on Sept. 5 that design work on the Main Canyon Road project is underway and that the City Park Trail recently received a set of competitive bids that came in under the town’s estimate.
Staff member Troy Ossler said the Main Canyon Road design will be sent to plan review in about a month and that the project team expects to advertise for bids before year-end. “We anticipate getting that, as we mentioned last month, to PS and or to plan ahead in about a month. 2 months after that, getting PSA with the goal of having that project bid before the end of the year,” Ossler said.
The update to councilmembers said an archaeological review is scheduled “during this next week” to examine an historic irrigation ditch on the Main Canyon Road alignment; Ossler said that environmental review needs to finish before other work proceeds.
In a separate update on the City Park Trail, Ossler told the council seven firms bid on the trail and “6 of the 7 were within 10% of the estimate.” He said the low bidder came in well under the engineer’s estimate: “our low bidder came in at 58% of the estimate.” The council was told the Utah Department of Transportation awarded the project to Geneva (the contractor) and the town expects a notice to proceed in about 10 days, with the contractor estimating roughly 25 working days to complete construction.
Ossler also said the town will be able to restore some features removed from the original trail scope. “I would recommend the city think about… put[ting] some benches and trees and stuff under that in,” he said, adding the town has roughly “$50,000 round numbers” available to reinstate higher‑priority amenities.
Councilmembers discussed timing for construction and practical steps before crews arrive; Ossler recommended reducing irrigation on park turf to avoid soft ground during excavation and paving operations.
Why it matters: Main Canyon Road is a town road reconstruction effort that needs environmental clearance before construction. The City Park Trail project will be built this fall if scheduled notices and weather allow, and the town’s decision whether to reinstate benches, trees and other amenities will affect the trail’s final appearance and remaining contingency funds.
Council members did not take formal action on either item during the meeting; both items were presented as information and discussion only.
