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Council approves change orders as power work, geotech questions continue on Parkway project
Summary
Toquerville City Council approved two change orders tied to the Tokrill Parkway project and received updates on power-line work and geotechnical reviews; UDOT geotech sign-off still required before contractor work resumes on a north slope repair.
Toquerville City Council approved two change orders tied to the Tokrill Parkway project and heard project updates that say Rocky Mountain Power expects to energize new lines by March 17, but the city and UDOT geotechnical reviewers still have questions to resolve before some construction resumes.
The council voted to approve change order No. 15 (temporary north/high-end access) in an amount not to exceed $130,000. The motion passed on a roll-call vote. Council also approved change order No. 17 to relocate power vaults out of the clear zone; the city’s share was approved up to the amount proposed by staff (the city will split a larger total cost with the developer). Both items were presented as project costs and not charged to the general fund.
City staff reported that Rocky Mountain Power has installed vaults and pulled much of the conduit and that the utility “says that they will have that lit up by the seventeenth,” according to a Rocky Mountain Power representative. The representative also told the council the utility expects the project team “can start pulling water up to the tank by the seventeenth.”
Staff cautioned that the power work involves several moving parts, including taking existing lines and poles down, removing a span that feeds into Tooey Creek, and retiring other pole-mounted services. Those removals may require one or two planned outages in parts of town; one outage earlier in the day had been reported as lasting roughly 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Council members also heard an update on a completed change-order scope referred to as the “sand pocket.” UDOT’s geotechnical review returned questions about north- and south-slope work; staff said the geotech consultant has begun responding and a follow-up meeting with UDOT’s geotech group was scheduled for the 18th. City staff said UDOT’s geotech recommendation must indicate the revised work “works” before UDOT will approve the related change orders and allow contractor JP to begin the North Slope work.
Staff noted other design progress: exhibits for a future four-lane build-out, retaining-wall options, and proposed 50 mph speed limits through the corridor. The project team said there are no signal plans except for a single signal at SAP Road; most cross streets will remain collector stop conditions until further build-out.
The council’s action will allow the contractor to proceed on the temporary north access and pay the city’s share for vault relocations; staff said the project costs will come from the project/highway fund rather than general fund revenue. The council directed staff to continue coordinating with UDOT, the geotechnical consultants, the developer, Rocky Mountain Power and the contractor and to return with updates after the UDOT geotech follow-up meeting.
Ending: Staff said they will return with additional details after the scheduled technical meetings and once Rocky Mountain Power confirms the energization date and outage plan.
