FrontRunner South Construction Update*
(9/4/2010 - 9/10/2010)
Welcome!
Construction is progressing on UTA’s FrontRunner South commuter rail line. This line will be constructed on the east side of the Union Pacific Railroad track from Salt Lake City to 9800 South in Sandy and on the west side of the track all the way to Provo. The track is between 25 and 40 feet away from the Union Pacific Railroad track. The project has been split into “construction areas” numbered 10 through 16 for planning and information purposes.
Click on the construction area to get detailed information about construction activities near you.
Please note that construction information is subject to change.
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*This schedule is subject to change due to weather, materials issues, or unanticipated utility conflicts.
Area 16 - Downtown Salt Lake City to 4500 South (Murray)
Construction Activity:
Between 1700 South and Mill Creek, crews will be installing a waterline and from Mill Creek to 3300 South, crews will install permanent fencing. At the Central Avenue bridge, crews will build forms and pour concrete for the bridge abutment footings, and from Central Avenue to 4500 South, crews will embank the track way. At the 4500 South bridge, crews will strip abutment forms, backfill and remove temporary shoring.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
The eastbound right lane will be closed on 4500 South Wednesday through Friday.
Salt Lake Central Station:
Station complete.
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| Area 16 - Crews prepare the corridor for construction of a retaining wall near 3900 South. |
Area 15 - 4500 South (Murray) to Wasatch Street/8000 South (Midvale)
Construction Activity:
At the 5300 South bridge, crews will pour concrete for the shear keys, and between 5300 South and 5900 South, crews will continue installing concrete pipe, place temporary fence and clear and grub the corridor. They will also continue to demo track in this area. Between 5900 South and I-215, crews will be start installing a 60” waterline, and from I-215 to 7200 South, crews will clear and grub the corridor and embank the track way. At the 7200 South bridge, crews will clean up the bridge construction site and restore the median in the roadway.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
The 4500 South Frontage Road is currently closed at the tracks for bridge work through September 20.
The eastbound right lane will be closed on 5300 South Tuesday through Friday.
Murray Station:
Crews will continue to construct forms and will also pour concrete for the Murray Station canopy light pole foundations.
Area 14 - Wasatch Street/8000 South (Midvale) to 14600 South (Bluffdale)
General Information:
Considerable progress has been made on the flyover structure west of Salt Lake Community College’s Miller Campus at 9800 South. The 642-foot flyover bridge features a 40-foot-high bridge deck that will allow FrontRunner to travel from the east to the west side of Union Pacific Railroad’s track way. The flyover structure’s approaches consist of keystone block MSE walls filled entirely with lightweight fill to minimize settlement.
Construction Activity:
Crews will continue excavating for a retaining wall north of 9000 South and install shoring and lagging for the wall. At the 9000 South bridge, crews will continue excavation and lagging installation and build forms for the north bridge abutment. At the 9120 South bridge, crews will place pre-cast concrete wall panels and backfill the panels. South of 9120 South, crews will continue construction on a retaining wall, and at 10000 South crews will continue work to set a transformer vault and proof power conduits.
At the 10600 South bridge, crews will continue pier work, excavation and lagging installation. Between South Jordan Gateway and 11400 South, crews will install temporary fencing at Wal-Mart and remove the panels on the wall behind the store that runs along the corridor. At the Bangerter Highway bridge, crews will build forms and pour concrete for the bridge shear keys and install hand rail, and between Bangerter Highway and 14600 South crews will continue track way embankment work.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
The eastbound left lane on 10600 South will be closed Tuesday through Friday.
There will be the following impacts on Bangerter Highway this week:
- Westbound right lane closure, Wednesday
- Westbound left lane closure, Thursday
South Jordan Station:
Lightweight fill for the job is being stored at the station site. There are no construction activities to report.
Draper Future Station:
There are no construction activities to report.
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| Area 14 - Temporary shoring installation and excavation north of 9000 South. |
Area 13 - 14600 South (Bluffdale) to Thanksgiving Point (Lehi)
Construction Activity:
South of 14600 South crews will continue creating access and will begin waterline work near Camp Williams. Now that Union Pacific traffic has been shifted onto the new bridge constructed at the Jordan River, crews are retrofitting the old UP bridge for UTA’s use. This week they will be forming and pouring wing and back walls and installing rip rap.
Traffic Impacts:
There are currently no impacts to motorists in this area.
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| Area 13 - Crews have installed a casing, helical piers and saddles for a waterline extension near 150th South in Bluffdale. |
Area 12 - Thanksgiving Point (Lehi) to Main Street (American Fork)
General Information:
Crews are currently constructing two major bridges in Lehi at 2300 West and 2100 North. The 2300 West bridge will allow FrontRunner to travel over Lehi City’s future 2300 West road project and the 2100 North bridge will span UDOT’s future Mountain View Corridor, 2100 North roadway. The 2100 North bridge will feature abutments on each end of the bridge and five center piers. For the purposes of this publication, the piers are numbered 1 through 5 starting at the southern end of the bridge.
In an effort to increase safety for area schoolchildren, the project will be installing a stop sign at the entrance to the 2300 West bridge construction work site at the 2300 West/2150 North intersection in Cranberry Farms. Crews will also be refreshing the paint on the crosswalk located at the entrance to the work site. All trucks leaving the bridge construction site will come to a complete stop at this crosswalk before proceeding through the intersection.
Construction Activity:
At the 2300 West bridge, crews will continue to construct hand rails, shear keys and the deck plate, and at the 2100 North bridge, work continues on parapet walls. Work also continues on the retaining walls in Cranberry Farms. At 1500 North, crews will continue installing a signal house and will also install a transformer pad, and at 500 West, Main Street and 200 South in Lehi, crews will continue to support work for Union Pacific duct and fiber installation.
From 500 West to Main Street, crews will clear and grub the corridor, and between Main Street and 200 South, crews will finish fence removal. Crossing upgrades will take place this week at the 200 South crossing and will include signal and track work, the installation of concrete medians and signs, road striping, and asphalt replacement. At the 300 South crossing crews will excavate to finish the permanent crossing closure. Between 300 South and 200 South, crews will install permanent fencing, and between 300 East in Lehi and Main Street in American Fork, crews will be installing cross drains and catch basins.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
The 200 South crossing in Lehi will be closed for crossing upgrade work Tuesday, September 7 through Sunday, September 12. Traffic will be detoured on 300 West, Main Street and 500 West. Flaggers will assist schoolchildren across the work zone.
Lehi Station:
A portion of the Lehi Station Park and Ride Lot is now open for public use.
Crews will continue to form and pour concrete for the step walls and build scaffolding on the Garden Drive side of the pedestrian tunnel and continue to install conduit, curb and gutter and rock at a detention pond at the Park and Ride Lot.
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| Area 12 - Construction on the pedestrian tunnel at the Lehi Station. |
Area 11 - Main Street (American Fork) to University Parkway (Orem)
Construction Activity:
Crews will finish placing sub ballast between 7350 West and 200 South, pave near the American Fork Park and Ride Lot and finish crossing upgrade work at the 200 South American Fork crossing. Between the American Fork River and 1500 South, crews will surface, line and dress the track, and between 100 East and 1100 South, crews will install a power vault. Between 100 East and 1500 South in American Fork, crews will de-stress the track.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
There will be paving work near the American Fork Park and Ride Lot on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There will be lane impacts this week at the 200 South crossing in American Fork while crews complete crossing upgrade work.
American Fork Station:
A portion of the American Fork Station Park and Ride Lot is now open for public use.
There will be paving work near the American Fork Park and Ride Lot this week.
Vineyard Future Station:
There are no construction activities to report.
Orem Station:
There are no construction activities to report.
Area 10 - University Parkway (Orem) to Center Street (Provo)
General Information:
Significant progress has been made in Area 10 along the Union Pacific Railroad corridor between University Parkway in Orem and Freedom Boulevard 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, and main line earthwork has been finalized from University Parkway to 2000 South in Orem and from the Provo River bridge to 500 West in Provo. At-grade crossing improvements have also been completed in Provo at 2000 North, 2800 West, 1680 North, 820 North, Draper Lane, 900 West, 700 West, 500 West and Freedom Boulevard.
Construction Activity:
Crews will be blowing fiber between University Parkway in Orem and 2000 North in Provo and from 1680 North to the Provo River bridge. Between the Provo River bridge and Center Street, crews will install permanent fencing, and at the 900 West 500 South crossing crews will finish crossing upgrade work. Between 700 West and Freedom Boulevard, crews will continue removing poles, and between 600 West and 900 South, crews will surface, line and dress the track.
Traffic Impacts:
Please watch for truck traffic near the corridor.
There will be lane impacts at the 900 West 500 South crossing this week while crews complete crossing upgrade work.
Provo Station:
There are no 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.rideuta.com. Click on the Programs tab and then Projects. Additional information can also be found at www.junesuckerrecovery.org.
General Construction Information
Access during Construction
UTA is committed to maintaining access to all of the businesses and residences along the construction corridor.
Construction Hours
Construction on the project is permitted to take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday each week. Additionally, specific activities may require different working hours depending upon the conditions and will be coordinated with city officials.
Please note that construction information provided is subject to change.