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Duchesne COG reviews community events, Main Street construction and truck-traffic safety concerns
Summary
Members discussed upcoming community events (Enchanted Forest, Cowboy Christmas), Main Street construction impacts on traffic and parking, heavy truck routes and damage risks to local roads, and a safety concern about a rig standing on the airport runway; no formal actions were taken.
Duchesne County COG members reviewed upcoming local events and raised several infrastructure and safety concerns tied to Main Street construction, increased truck traffic and activities at the airport.
Members mentioned community events including the Enchanted Forest (scheduled in November at the Centennial Event Center), a festival of trees, and a Cowboy Christmas event. Several members noted scheduling overlaps with other events and asked staff to coordinate dates.
On construction and traffic, members said Main Street work has slowed downtown access and raised safety concerns for pedestrians and businesses. Several speakers complained about truck traffic using local streets and parking in places near river access and parks. One member said trucks had dragged dual wheels across local streets and that commercial drivers sometimes left trailers parked for days; another member described a prior hazmat spill and noted children frequent the area near the trailer parking.
Members discussed asking contractors to accept responsibility for roadway damage if they route heavy trucks across local streets and mentioned fast-cure concrete and planned lane work to reduce lane-closure durations. One member said the contractor had proposed using a turn that currently passes through Center Street and suggested the contractor could pay for damages if the county allowed the route.
Separately, members raised a concern about a Javelin rig being staged on the airport runway. A member said the entities involved had an agreement and the county opted not to get involved in the dispute.
No formal votes were recorded on the events or infrastructure items at this meeting; discussion items included next steps such as coordinating event dates, asking contractors to address damage and monitoring truck parking and public-safety risks.
