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Draper public works staff details signal, sidewalk, drainage and pump‑station projects
Summary
City public works staff reviewed completed and planned projects including a new signal on State Street, four of five sidewalk zones, an underground detention basin, Pump Station 3 upgrades to meet state requirements and several federally funded road widenings and resurfacing plans for 2026.
Scott, a member of Draper City public works staff who opened the department briefing, outlined a range of completed projects and upcoming work across the city.
He highlighted a recently installed signal at State Street that the traffic committee flagged as a safety priority after multiple serious collisions. "This is a new signal, and it's a ... safety concern that came up in our traffic committee," Scott said, adding staff had worked with UDOT to relocate and install the signal in a busier, more appropriate location.
Scott reviewed the city’s multi‑year sidewalk program, noting Zone 4 is in its fourth year of a five‑year plan to repair sidewalks citywide; the contractor is required to finish Zone 4 by June and the city will begin Zone 5 afterward. On stormwater, he said the city will install an underground detention basin at a recently purchased property on 17th East; because it sits in a park strip "you won't even know it's there," he said.
The presentation included a near‑term shutdown at Pump Station 3. Scott said the station will receive additional pumps to meet state requirements: "that station only had three pumps" and the city must add two more. He also warned of high pressures in the system at that site: "the pressures in this station are incredible. It's over 400 PSI, which is kinda scary, honestly." Staff said notices and water‑conservation guidance will be provided to customers during the outage window.
Looking to 2026, Scott reviewed the pavement maintenance map and emphasized that the work consists of surface treatments (slurry and crack seals) intended to extend pavement life and is not full road reconstruction. He said Draper typically spends about $3 million a year on pavement maintenance. He also described several federally funded road projects—widening near I‑15/Manhattan, dual left‑turns and other intersection improvements—and flagged Lone Peak Parkway as a large, costly reconstruction estimated at roughly $12,000,000 for the corridor, with an uncertain city share.
Council members asked about signal timing at the new intersection and timing windows for the resurfacing work; Scott said the city will monitor and adjust signal timing and expects many of the 2026 projects to occur between June and November. The briefing closed with an update on smaller connection projects (134 South, Pioneer resurfacing segments and sidewalk infill near Draper Elementary) and staff said remaining project scope and phasing will be adjusted as needed.
The city did not take formal action during the public works briefing; these projects remain in design or preconstruction stages with some federally funded segments subject to UDOT scheduling.
