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Construction is progressing on UTA’s FrontRunner South Provo to Salt Lake Commuter Rail line.

Below is the FrontRunner South construction update for May 23 – 29.

To learn more about the FrontRunner South project, click here.

Area 16 — Downtown Salt Lake City to 4500 South (Murray)

Construction Activity: Mass embankment work will continue between 3300 South and Central Avenue. Also, utility crews will be splicing fiber optics throughout the area. Traffic Impacts: Flaggers will be stationed on both sides of the Union Pacific bridge at Central Avenue in Murray to direct truck traffic entering and exiting the corridor on the east side of the bridge. Salt Lake Central Station: Station complete.

Area 15 — 4500 South (Murray) to Wasatch Street/8000 South (Midvale)

Construction Activity: Construction will begin this week on the bridge over Center Street (7800 South). This bridge will run parallel to the current Union Pacific bridge. Crews will begin removing the slope blanket under the bridge on the south side. Crews will continue installing temporary shoring at the north abutment of the Wasatch Street bridge and begin driving H-Pile this week. Crews will also be splicing fiber optics throughout the area this week. Traffic Impacts: To support construction of the Wasatch Street and Center Street bridges, lane and sidewalk closures will take place. Flaggers will be directing traffic at Wasatch Street. At Center Street, traffic will be directed via signs. Murray Station: No station construction activities to report.

Area 14 — Wasatch Street/8000 South (Midvale) to 14600 South (Bluffdale)

Construction Activity: Progress continues in Area 14 behind Salt Lake Community College’s campus at 9800 South as crews construct a bridge that flies over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This is the area where FrontRunner will move from the east side to the west side of the tracks. Crews will continue construction of a wall on the northeast side of the bridge and installing lightweight fill. They will also continue moving the false work for two of the flyover bridge piers. Crews will be clearing and grubbing the grade between 114th South and 123rd South in Draper as well as splicing fiber optics throughout the area. Traffic Impacts: There will be flaggers directing truck traffic on South Jordan Parkway at approximately 10400 South as lightweight fill is moved from the site of the future Park and Ride lot to the flyover bridge. Flaggers will be stationed on either side of the 144th South bridge to help direct truck traffic entering and exiting the railroad corridor on the east side of the bridge. We ask that drivers please be patient and courteous while using the one-lane road under the bridge. South Jordan Station: Lightweight fill for the flyover walls is being stored at the site of the future Park and Ride Lot. Draper/Bluffdale Station: The location of this future station has not yet been determined.

Area 13 — 14600 South (Bluffdale) to Thanksgiving Point (Lehi)

Construction Activity: Crews continue to establish access in this area and prepare the site along the railroad corridor in Bluffdale and Lehi. Excavation and trackway embankment work will continue throughout the area as will fiber optics splicing. Crews will continue mass excavation for the Jordan and Salt Lake Canal bridge and work on the drain system for the South Jordan Canal channel. Also, crews will be patching pavement on 1300 West just south of 144th South. Traffic Impacts: There are currently no impacts to motorists in this area.

Area 12 — Thanksgiving Point (Lehi) to Main Street (American Fork)

Construction Activity: Crews will place bottom ballast for the new Union Pacific Railroad Siding on the west side of the corridor. They will also distribute rail ties and construct track for the siding. Traffic Impacts: There will be flaggers stationed on Garden Drive to help direct truck traffic entering and exiting the corridor. Lehi Station: No station construction activities to report.

Area 11 — Main Street (American Fork) to University Parkway (Orem)

Construction Activity: Trackway embankment work continues in American Fork from 200 South to 7350 West at Main Street. Crews will also be splicing fiber optics throughout the area this week. Traffic Impacts: Flaggers will be stationed at the American Fork Park and Ride Lot on 7750 North to direct truck traffic entering the corridor and at Main Street and Millpond Road in Lehi to direct truck traffic leaving the corridor. Crews for the UDOT Pioneer Crossing project will also be in the Millpond Road area (http://www.udot.utah.gov/pioneer/). American Fork Station: Initial earthwork has begun at the American Fork Park and Ride Lot. Vineyard Station: Crews will install ductbank near the site of the future station. Orem Station: Crews will form more footers and form and pour concrete for a stem wall on the station platform this week.

Area 10 — University Parkway (Orem) to Center Street (Provo)

Construction Activity: Significant progress has been made in Area 10 along the Union Pacific Railroad corridor between University Parkway in Orem and West Center Street in Provo. Crews have prepared a path for FrontRunner by grading and clearing the right-of-way and relocating water lines. Drainage and irrigation installations are generally complete in this area. Crews will be splicing fiber optics throughout the area this week. Also, crews will be working on subgrade stabilization and mass embankment near Union Pacific’s Lakota Junction just south of University Parkway in Orem. Utility crews will be potholing at 820 North, 500 West and 1680 North. Traffic Impacts: In Provo, flaggers will be rerouting traffic slightly to the south of 1680 North at the crossing for utility work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Utility work will also take place on Thursday and Friday at Freedom Boulevard where it crosses the corridor. Also in Provo, potholing crews will be at 820 North on Tuesday and Wednesday and at 500 West on Thursday and Friday. Flaggers will be directing traffic at both locations. Provo Station: No station construction activities to report.

Hobble Creek Wetlands Project — Springville, Utah

Description: Although FrontRunner’s terminus is located in Provo, crews have finished construction on a floodplain south of Provo in Springville, Utah, to offset wetlands impacts related to building commuter rail in Utah County. In cooperation with the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program and other agencies, this project was constructed adjacent to a new Hobble Creek channel, a tributary to Utah Lake, and will replace major wetlands functions and vegetation and provide a protected nursery habitat for newly hatched June sucker fish. For more information on this wetlands project, please visit UTA’s Web site at www.riduta.com. Click on the Programs tab and then Projects. Additional information can also be found at www.junesuckerrecovery.org.