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Public Works details road and stormwater projects, Creek Road sidewalk to begin after grant
Summary
Public Works Director Matt Shipp updated the council on road reconstructions, stormwater repairs and a Creek Road sidewalk project that will begin in one–two weeks; he cited a roughly $265,000 grant for the sidewalk and a $2 million intersection improvement grant.
Public Works Director Matt Shipp told the Cottonwood Heights City Council on Aug. 19 that several street and stormwater projects are underway or in design, and that a Creek Road sidewalk project will start within the next one to two weeks under a grant arrangement.
Shipp said the Stephenson Heights subdivision reconstruction is removing deteriorated asphalt and installing new curb, gutter and stormwater systems, work that is funded in part by the city’s stormwater user fee. "We call it the Stephenson Heights subdivision reconstruction," Shipp said, adding the project is on schedule and crews have received positive feedback from residents.
Shipp reported the city’s striping program is about 50% complete and described a large Kings Hill project that replaces failing walls with concrete pipe and wing walls to better manage canyon runoff. On the Creek Road sidewalk, he said the city received roughly a $265,000 grant and that the city’s required share was about $150,000, with the council having allotted the remaining funds in a roughly 60/40 split. "This project connects sections of sidewalk on Creek Road that did not exist before," Shipp said.
Shipp also noted median beautification along Union Park (I‑215 to Creek Road), funded in part by RDA dollars and executed largely in-house to save costs. He said the intersection improvement project is at 30% design, funded with a $2,000,000 grant and impact fees for design costs, and that planning is taking business impacts into account.
On planning and programmatic work, Shipp reported the storm drain master plan is about 60% complete and undergoing peer review; the city is using camera surveys to identify problem segments and expects to present the plan to the public and council before adoption. Shipp said Highland Phase 3 trail options will be presented next month for council direction, and reminded the council that Fort Union paving and several utility relocations (sewer and gas work) remain active in the right-of-way and are being tracked by staff.
Council members asked schedule and scope questions; Shipp said the master plan should be finalized within a few months and brought forward before the next budget cycle. The council thanked Public Works staff for the work on medians and the broader capital projects program.
