Roy City neighbors urge council to require separate access and traffic fixes for Rail Runner townhomes

Dozens of residents addressed the Roy City Council on June 17 to press for changes to a proposed Rail Runner townhome project they said would funnel hundreds of new daily vehicle trips through a single neighborhood entrance on 4800 South.

Bridal McMillan, who gave her address as 4614 Westpark Drive, told the council the temporary diversion of construction traffic had helped but did not solve long-term safety problems. "We're gonna need a little bit more than that. A long term solution's what's necessary," McMillan said. She told the council the biggest concern was the many children who live in the neighborhood and the risk posed by hundreds of new vehicles using the neighborhood as a highway.

The remarks were followed by several other neighbors who described near-misses in the crosswalks and a steep approach over the railroad tracks that makes slowing…