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Council hears capital-project updates: White Hollow Trailhead, Gina Road right-of-way and UDOT coordination
Summary
Staff reported progress on White Hollow Trailhead (staircase and parking work, prefab restroom expected midyear), Gina Road right-of-way acquisitions (offers expected within about 30 days, one year construction estimate), and coordination with UDOT on Herriman Boulevard and regional connections.
At the Feb. 11 meeting, city staff provided a quarterly update on capital projects, highlighting advances at the White Hollow Trailhead and ongoing right-of-way work on Gina Road.
White Hollow Trailhead: staff said the staircase up the mountain is installed and the parking lot graded and compacted with recycled asphalt. Although the site is not yet officially open, the public has already been using it. A prefabricated restroom will be delivered and installed in a roughly four-month build window, and staff said they are hopeful the restroom could be available by June but that schedule depends on permitting and delivery.
Gina Road: the project is in the right-of-way acquisition phase. Staff described slower-than-expected progress because deeds and exhibits had to be updated after changes in property ownership and additional site work. The city is working with an appraiser and right-of-way agent; staff estimated offers to affected owners in the coming month and said acquisition could proceed in stages. If acquisitions go smoothly, the project will return to the council for updated cost estimates and the green light to bid; construction was described as taking roughly a year once the project is out to bid.
UDOT and Herriman Boulevard: staff noted coordination with UDOT on a related east–west connection that Herriman will build and be reimbursed for; UDOT is also advancing construction on U‑111 and reviewing designs. Staff said UDOT is performing a final review and that the city’s project may be bid through the Olympia PID with a reimbursement agreement.
Funding sources: staff emphasized that more than half of capital funding has come from outside sources—development partners, county, conservancy district and some federal/state grants—and said those partnerships were crucial to moving projects forward.
Next steps: staff will continue right-of-way negotiations, return with updated cost estimates and funding details, and bring bid-ready materials back to council when the projects reach that stage.
