Resident urges action on speeding at 1500 North; council reports road study and speed devices

Tamara Naylor told the Pleasant Grove City Council on Aug. 5 that residents are concerned about speeding on 1500 North between 600 West and 1300 West — near a new development identified as Makin' Dreams — and asked whether a stop sign or speed bumps could be installed. Naylor said two families on that route had asked for measures and had offered to pay for speed bumps, but noted concerns about snow-plow operations.

“Between Sixth West and Thirteenth West, 1500 North, cars cross through there very fast,” Naylor told the council during the open comment period.

Council discussion and staff follow-up during the meeting said the city has already begun work to address the corridor. A councilmember noted that a staff member and a councilmember had walked the street and that state/local law requires a formal road study before permanent traffic-control changes. The councilmember said the city had placed “speed actuators” and will continue to work with residents on enforcement and engineering solutions.

Chief Kelden Brown, in his police report later in the meeting, said the department has been using its bike patrol and has placed a speed trailer on 1500 North at times. Brown said the city has one speed trailer and has investigated buying a second, with prices ranging “anywhere from $12,000 to $18,000.” He also described enforcement constraints: officers are frequently dispatched to higher-priority incidents and staffing levels include officers out on leave and open positions in records.

Council members and staff said short-term measures — signage, temporary speed devices and targeted enforcement — have been used while a formal engineering study is completed, and that permanent changes would follow the study’s recommendations.

No formal council action was taken at the Aug. 5 meeting on the 1500 North request; staff advised residents to continue reporting safety concerns so the city can evaluate options.