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Utah County staff present CIP updates, flag road projects and funding gaps
Summary
County public-works and budget staff updated the Utah County Commission on the Capital Improvement Program, highlighting proposed road work (South Fork Road, Salem Parkway, chip sealing ~44 miles), a likely $1 million funding gap on Salem Parkway, and a delay implementing the AssetWorks asset-management tool; staff said a fuller draft will be brought next week.
Utah County public-works and budget staff briefed commissioners in a work session on updates to the county's Capital Improvement Program, outlining specific road projects, estimated costs and a timeline for a more complete public-facing plan.
Richard Nelson, public works director and member of the Capital Projects Committee, said the main change in this week's package was a proposed next-year roads list funded from the county's fourth-quarter-cent allocation. He identified several projects and cost estimates, including cold-in-place recycling on South Fork Road in Provo Canyon (~$550,000), a $900,000 package for overlaying and patching on multiple county roads (including portions of Woodland Hills Drive and roads near Hobble Creek and Palmyra), and about $750,000 proposed for chip seals covering roughly 44 miles of roadway.
Nelson said the Salem Parkway project is expected to enter construction next year and will likely…
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