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City hears $1.9 million plan to make State Street crossing safer; $256,000 shortfall remains
Summary
Engineers presented a redesign of the State Street pedestrian crossing that raises the road grade, adds an elevated crossing and pedestrian-activated flashing signals. The project is largely grant-funded but officials say the package leaves an estimated funding gap of about $256,000; staff will refine numbers during plan review.
Troy of Citco told the Roosevelt City Council on Wednesday that a planned pedestrian crossing on State Street will shift from an underpass to an at‑grade, elevated crossing because hydraulic studies showed an underpass would flood.
"As we have worked on that, the best way I can describe it is looking hydraulically at Cottonwood Creek…there is no way for us to get an underpass under there that potentially won't be flooded," Troy said.
The design includes raising the roadway about 5 feet to eliminate a blind hill, widening shoulders and adding curb, gutter and sidewalk to tie into existing paths on both sides of State Street. An elevated pedestrian crossing and an activated flashing pedestrian signal — similar to an existing installation on 3rd South and U.S. 40 — are part of the safety package.
Troy gave a line‑item estimate for the illustrated scope: roadway raising and widening at roughly $568,000; trail construction $314,800; pedestrian signal technology $120,000; culvert relining $45,000; sidewalk/curb/shoulder work $140,800; right‑of‑way acquisition estimated at $50,000; and a contingency of $188,000. He said the project budget stands at about $1.94 million once contingency and inflation are added, and that the council currently has approximately $1.688 million identified in federal grant funds — a shortfall of about $256,000.
"Our total budget on this is $1,688,000 that we have in federal funds, which are 93% grants, 7% match," Troy said, noting the city still needs to identify the remaining matching funds and any additional shortfall.
Councilmembers asked technical and budget questions: whether guardrail is needed if the grade is raised (Troy said guardrail is not required by standard but could be added from contingency if elected), how visible the signage will be from uphill (Troy said the elevated crossing and additional lights will provide line of sight), and whether the grade meets ADA standards (staff said the approach will stay near a 5% grade to remain handicap‑compliant).
Sarah, the lead designer with the project team, showed visual plans and explained the trail routing and retaining‑wall implications. Councilmembers asked where the trail would terminate and whether the shaded trail area in the drawings could be shortened to reduce retaining‑wall costs; Troy said those adjustments could lower the $314,800 trail estimate.
Troy outlined a tentative schedule: about one month to finish plan set review, 2–3 weeks for revisions, another plan review and roughly 3–4 months before advertising for construction — putting potential construction in mid to late summer depending on budget timing. "Construction could start…mid August and we completed this fall," he said, adding that earlier starts in May or June could deliver work before the school year begins.
Next steps for the council: staff will finalize plan‑review submittals (PS&E) with UDOT and other reviewers, refine cost estimates during plan review, and return to the council with a more detailed budget and recommendation for how to cover the remaining match and contingency.
