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Council to consider limited-access designation after residents report speeding, truck traffic on 200 South
Summary
Staff reported construction traffic, high speeds and dust on 200 South; multiple council members and staff said a crash gate/limited-access designation is a possible mitigation and asked the highway authority to place the item on a future agenda.
County staff (Shane Scott, John Angel, Mike Kendall) returned to the Summit County Council with follow-up on resident complaints about construction traffic on 200 South (to 2 Hay). Staff summarized public comments from March and a staff traffic study that recorded heavy volumes and high speeds; Mike Kendall cited peak speed observations as high as 97 mph in a short sample window.
Staff described existing county ordinance 304 and statewide statutory language that allow a road authority to designate a road as limited access and install a crash gate with provisions for emergency and wildlife-management access. Staff noted other mitigation options (weight restrictions, permit/fee regimes, time-of-day limits) but said they may not fully address early-morning truck arrivals or the concentration of heavy vehicles.
Several council members expressed safety and environmental concerns and supported moving forward with a formal highway-authority determination; the chair requested the council convene as the highway authority at a future meeting to consider formal limited-access designation and crash-gate installation. Staff will work with Wasatch County and Division of Wildlife Resources stakeholders to preserve emergency and recreational access while limiting construction traffic.
