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Provo says 300 South reconstruction completed six months early after 38‑day full closure
Summary
Provo City staff told TMAC that closing 300 South for 38 days permitted crews to concentrate work and finish key reconstruction elements roughly six months earlier than the original, staged schedule.
City staff told TMAC the 300 South reconstruction project finished ahead of schedule after an unusual approach to staging: the city closed the state road for 38 days to allow concentrated work and reduce overall project duration. Staff said that approach cut roughly six months from a more protracted partial‑closure schedule and improved worker and resident safety during construction.
Vern and other staff described the scope: sewer and water line replacement and upsizes (the city paid the betterment cost for upsized pipe and additional valves), sidewalk and bike lane additions, new pedestrian signals and concrete work to improve bike and pedestrian accessibility, and restaurant grease‑trap upgrades that benefit the larger system. A contractor video shown at the meeting documented the intensive crews and equipment during the closure period.
Staff acknowledged that utility conflicts (the gas company needing new lines two days before crews mobilized) had caused a six‑week initial delay, but the concentrated closure recovered time and helped the project finish early. City staff said UDOT was supportive and may reconsider road‑closure policies for future projects based on this result.
City staff said they paid for the part of the work that exceeded minimum utility requirements (the upsize and additional valves) and characterized the project as a success for safety, utility modernization and multimodal improvements. They encouraged the public to patronize 3rd South businesses that had been affected by construction.TMAC requested post‑project traffic and business impact data; staff said they would follow up as that information becomes available.
This item was informational; there were no votes on the 300 South completion.
