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Show f jg 2 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thtmdiy, Jimi.)ry 11 2009 " - - I mi ii- j m 1 J f -i't" ' ' L.imiiiiiiiii) tfm NEWS A N D N 0 r f 1 r 0 K F F F' Y 0 U UDOT breal(s ground Cathy Alfred fiiiKl Moiiritiiin and Sum top Springs rfsKlcritx ran brith a rollectiv sitfh of relief us r an thow who liv in l-hl and Arnrrifan f ork Afffr multiple studies, oh-m houses, thinning and jvpl.ui ninjac, construction on hom-cr Crossing Ix'tf-in ui'vl.iy I he expressway, an ea-.l west triinsport.iliori route in north west Utah ( 'ourity, will provulf another route fur motorists to fref in and out of their nties and to arress the Interstate 'i freeway. "I think it's Kre.it think it's lontf overdue," s.nd Ameru an Fork Mayor IIcIkt Ihonipson " It helps sitfnifiranlly relieve the congestion on I rhi Main Street which all of us have f xfierienced It's a frrf.it al leviation If nothing else it's a great acf orriplishment for tliat ( ne of the most exntmtf things ahout it Is our interchange " " This is an accumulation of several years of work," said 'hi ( Wuncilrnan Mark John soti. "I'm so grateful that fund intf on this project didn't yt-t ( lit hccause it's so critical to the trans)ortalion of all the communities com-munities In north Utah ('unity " (itound was broken for the f'iotieer Crossing project during dur-ing n afternoon ceremony in the sunny but .'XMlegree weather, weath-er, one mile south of Sara toga's f our Corners, About 100 dignitaries and officials ln lud Ing l.t, (iover nor (Jury llertiert and Utah Stale l(e(iresenlalive iecky lK kharl gathered to celebtate the occasion, "It's it new way out," ald Ingle Mountain Mayor Headier Headi-er Ja kson about the arterial. I , ii til i a iMiCDinrd hfiTfeJIEgjEJKj ? rjq OUR BRANCH MANAGERS 1 ARE BETTER THAU YOURS ( r;? f...j , jtVi , , '-friers , -",'ss '' r'f, ,iij,. 'Wc ffdvcMbc Keys to ntnfock Woithkwbomc f t ( ( ; , Why I hyj Vrom I'aUerson? , s t Prices From $170,000 To $589000 " It.- s r 4 " '. Pnyments Starting At $777.82 " ' "' '. . , , -- 19 Communities' InUtah County $7500 Tax Crdltti r- i No Down Payment Loans Available - " - Quality Built Homes For Over 70 Years "I " Selection Of Finished Homes Or Custom Built s ' , !i : '! if- CHAIQ Oil Of I). uly M.-i.llil ReprientAtiv Berk Lockh.trt bre.ikt ground for the 'lower ( ossriff in Sirut)tfi Sjitiny;H on 't'twHtlay. "It's also a new avenue for development In the cities It is an avenue for the pipelines, to get water " f 'bins for the 0 mile project are to build an expressway from American lurk's Main Street at the I IS interchange west through U-hl along 1 0th South across the Jordan River to Redwood Road, Pioneer ( 'rossing has (wen put on the fast track for completion with 00 percent of the arterial completed com-pleted by November in the first phase. " I hey will have this ojiened lift to the Mill fond Road," said I'-ryan Adams, Access Utah County director. "So you'll be able to go to the Amerii an 1 oik interchange or I he lehl intertilling." lie said through the entire construction process they hope to always have two lanes oien along American I otk's Main Street, I lie second phase of the project from I bill's Wt) Last to If- "s& X , v INFORMED AND INVOLVED on Pioneer Crossing i i I 1.1 on American f ork' Main Street will he completed by fall 2010, The, Utah f x-partmen of Transportation has contracted Kiewtt and W W, Clyde and Co, for the $Wi million project that includes the 1-lfJ diverging diverg-ing diamond Interchange, the first of Us kind In Utah and according to UlXf possibly the second of its tyfx- In the nation. na-tion. 'I he )I) interchange will replace American I ork's Main Street interchange "It's a great day for beginnings," be-ginnings," said Utah Slate I raris)ort.'illon Commissioner Kent Millingtonduritig the ceremony, "Jens of thousands of fieople will Ijenefil from this project," A Highland resident, he reflected re-flected on how Mil and American Ameri-can I oik worked together l!it years previously to supnly wilier wil-ier from American I oik Creek Into Mil' Dry Creek, " Today we're going to con I.. PAfnERSOll x ' SQl-75Sr73Q3 nattirnnconitructloB.eo -r, V nect those two cities again with an avenue of commerce," he said. f'ioneer Crossing Is ti fully funded, high priority project for Utxrthat has been allocated allo-cated state funds and Includes Improvements to the I 15 interchange in-terchange at American Fork Main Street and a new til) Inch water main that will allow CUP water to flow to f !agle Mountain. Moun-tain. f he road, will have a raised median with five lanes from Redwrxxl Road to .MM) I .list in Mil and seven lanes from .'WM) I ast to American fork's Main Street, ( mce the project Is complete, residents, UlXf officials say commuters and business owners should experience Improved Im-proved east west travel from Saratoga Springs through Mil to American fork, Including relief on existing east -west roadways such as Mil Main Street; improved traffic flow at the f in Interchange; and safe and efficient act ess lo tieighl)orhools, sr hools and businesses, "It signifies not only economic eco-nomic growth but safety In Iransfwitlation," said Saratoga Count ilmnn Hud Poduskii. "Having a single road In and out during that bllzard we had last I ebrtiary, there were literally thousands of ieople stranded and unable to get lo their families either way, It took 10 hours loget home." He said he was absolutely ecstatic about const ruction (wgliiiiing on I lower Crossing and the service to the community com-munity Its completion would provide In accessing the rest of the Utah County mHr opollliin area, 10 ihyn or UCSS... That's KXPKICSS!!! Horn order In inntill on iti itoclt enhitttf S Provicliiif? (ill of your Countettop A Cabinetry Needs t'nlm Luxury Monies to the Humble AIhkIc 50 OFF III t'MISIII I) AND DSI'I) (HINI IS ailMf Inl, 11, lim $lort llourli Moiuluy . I'rliiay 9m fipm Smuntuy ' 80I-756-.1200 - Ol lke A lux 801-735-H.W7 V !54 W. mm Mlnt'Miur Puihu'jy Get all this for $695 total OVER $200 off our already Low Prices! Remember Fast, Free ALTERATIONS! Roads Continued from Pag now we have two smaller trucks. We are doing the park and ride and city parking lots, We don't have enough of these small trucks," f lenney said in a later interview in-terview the city would like to have six of those triu ks. "We have more assignments ttian we have vehicle to push snow with," he said, "If we get enough trucks we can hit essential places we are hitting now, then start hitting deadend dead-end ronds and cul-desar s. That Is the life we would be giving to the program." The city's policies divide streets Into four categories of priorities for snow removal. The fourth is cut de-sacs and dead-end streets Because thrwe hxrve the least amount of traffic, they lire the last to lie plowed. Often by the time the plows reach those roads, they have Uen driven on and the snow has become too compacted for the blades to remove. Unfortunately those proli-lerns proli-lerns are corrixinded with lime, f)r-nney said, "Part of the problem we have with subfreelng weather Is tlmt during the day the sun will start to melt the snow," he said, "It builds ponds and lakes. As cars drive through that, they splash the water up and put a thin film of water on lop of H, whic h makes the ice grow, It makes the hole they are driving in seem to get deejier bemuse the sides are growing Some of these have 7 and H indies of Ice ridge," "Some of the lower cars are bottoming out," he added. fienney said the city welcomes wel-comes calls alxitit sue h cotidi-tiotis. cotidi-tiotis. "As jx-ople find (potholes,) we really need to knew about them," be said, "There are conditions con-ditions we really want to defend de-fend and work out. If we have missed It, we will go salt II and break those up, We want to make sure wople. can stop or control (vehicle) activity," 4,,- 1 iLl... t .. . COHTRACKJRSI'WCJVc FOR EVERYONE IH not loo lata to gat your navy kltctian balora Ilia hollclaytl lulllm tan 11, lim - Rick 801-514-8477 Main St. Amokican Fohk ' nil itimmmmiSm -'VJ. f Iienney said the three main factors that contrilmte to the need for Increased snow removal re-moval are stop signs or lights, hills and areas with drainage concerns. "The snow can cover up the corner where the drainage drain-age would go," he said. That can cause the melted water to pond. Any city employee can drive one of the smaller trucks, but it takes one with a Commercial Driver license to drive one of the larger ones. With that corne several requirements, re-quirements, "They can only log so much time before Ihey have to take n break," he said. He explained tfuit is why sometimes people see those vehicles parked by the side of the road or In parking park-ing lots "It's good. We don't want snowplow people falling asleep nt the wheel." Alt hough the city's snow ordinance prohibits parking on the street when there Is an accumulation of .1 inches of snow, those who live on cul-de-sacs are not used to havirtg to follow tluit law, he said. "People haven't had to worry about vehicles being off the roads," he said " The challenge is that we can't do n propr job until all the cars are moved, People aren't used to It Coming up with solutions solu-tions will create Its own problems." prob-lems." He said there would have to tie a public education process if the city purchases enough blades to ramp up Its plowing on those fourth tier roads lienney himself lives on o cul-de-sac and said the neigh-lors neigh-lors pitched in to help remove the snow, "In my cul-de-sac we have had citizens out there with pic ks and shovels," he said. " I hey have cut n water trough so it won't Ik a lake," Mayor lleber Iliompson was one who asked for help from the public In cases w here the city truc ks cannot can-not remove the snow quickly enough, "We appreciate any effort from the public that we have," he said. by uppttliitnietit - I. nVal 2 Two Pant Suits.... ..Reg. M99ia. 8 Wrinkle-free Shirts .. Reg. '25m. 2 Pairs Rockport Shoes Reg. Wm. 5 Silk Ties Reg.29Va. It' Doug Mmofl 3H9 3210 'I'SillilMwn'' ? i P, I H ' Ci '!' m (l':Siiilt-rV..'i.)l(i(l um if , , ,, I , i m .uiiu.i . mm ftihl,,fc .nj4,ff. . ,1t1 ... ..... i |
