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Far West councilors endorse feasibility work on 2575 intersection, approve targeted sheriff monitoring using speed-sign data
Summary
Council authorized the traffic committee to pursue a mini-roundabout feasibility study for the bend on 2575 north of 2700, and approved using data from mobile speed display signs to request targeted patrols from the sheriff's office.
Far West City Council members on Sept. 3 authorized the traffic committee to pursue a feasibility study and limited trial of a mini-roundabout at a high‑complaint location on 2575 north of 2700, and agreed to use data from the city’s speed monitoring signs to request targeted sheriff patrols.
The traffic committee presented roughly one month of data from five speed display signs on three roads, showing time-of-day patterns and a discrete group of high‑speed events (20 mph or more above the posted limit). Committee members recommended using that data to identify days and times when sheriff monitoring would most likely catch the worst speeding offenders and to prioritize passive engineering changes thereafter.
Council members asked staff and the committee to pair targeted enforcement with longer‑term design work. Committee members described lower‑cost, incremental options — paint and delineators to create a “painted mini‑roundabout,” pedestrian‑activated flashing signs, bulb‑outs and curb adjustments — and contrasted those with higher‑cost permanent options such as concrete mini‑roundabouts or larger roundabouts that would require additional right‑of‑way and construction.
The council approved a motion to have the traffic committee work with the planning commission on code updates for traffic safety standards and separately approved moving forward with feasibility work for a non‑land‑taking mini‑roundabout trial on 2575; councilors emphasized an initial trial that relies on paint and temporary delineators before committing to permanent pavement work.
Councilmembers and staff also discussed additional tools: expanding no‑parking zones near intersections to improve sight distance, pedestrian‑activated crosswalks with advance warning, radar trailer deployment for before‑and‑after counts, and coordination with regional technical assistance (the Wasatch Front Regional Council) for consultant support and grant applications.
The council asked the traffic committee to return with a defined study scope, cost estimate and suggested funding sources before any construction.
