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Provo engineering updates: Lakeview Parkway repairs, 820 North bridge replacement and University Avenue progress
Summary
TMAC received engineering updates on Lakeview Parkway bridge deck repairs, the 820 North bridge replacement (with imminent girder removal and road closures) and ongoing University Avenue bridge work that is causing temporary lane changes and traffic confusion.
Provo City staff briefed TMAC on multiple infrastructure projects during the Nov. 20 meeting, including Lakeview Parkway bridge repairs, an 820 North bridge replacement with nearby permanent access changes, and ongoing work on the University Avenue bridge that is affecting traffic patterns.
City staff reported that crews completed potholing and sounding tests across the Lakeview Parkway bridge deck and that one remaining task—replacing expansion joint glands—will add about four additional work days when temperatures permit. Nick Nicholson presented time‑lapse imagery of the 820 North replacement site, said parapet removal is complete and that a large crane will begin lifting girders and concrete out of the structure the following week. He described temporary river channel walls, riprap work after Thanksgiving, and a planned cul‑de‑sac that will remove 950 West access adjacent to the new bridge.
Vern Keesler said the University Avenue bridge project team meets twice weekly and that the work has caused congestion and occasional accidents in the corridor; staff are adjusting traffic control arrangements. TMAC members raised concerns about temporary lane painting and driver confusion around temporary bus‑only lanes; staff acknowledged the problem and described removing one bus‑only left‑turn treatment after drivers repeatedly used it. Members suggested more signage and consideration of red paint for bus lanes when feasible.
Staff also reported a city‑wide bicycling survey tied to Provo’s application to the League of American Bicyclists; Provo received more than 1,300 responses and staff expect demographic breakdowns in January. City staff reminded members that some closures and utility relocations will affect adjacent frontage roads through the winter and urged drivers to use alternate routes where possible.
The projects are ongoing; staff said additional updates, time‑lapse videos and permanent signage plans will be shared with the committee as the work progresses.
