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Show v Four lairoes for 224: Work to begin in '86? by Christopher Smart Officials from the Utah Department Depart-ment of Transportation (UDOT) will meet with the city council today, Nov. 29, to discuss, among other things, the construction of a four-lane highway from Park City to Kimball Junction (Interstate 80) to begin as early as the summer of 1986. UDOT District II design engineer Grant Wiley said the transportation department will begin purchasing additional right-of-way along exist ing Utah Highway 224 Dec. 1. The new roadway is planned to have two 12-foot-wide lanes in each direction separated by a 16-foot median. A 10-foot shoulder is planned for each side of the road. Wiley said the work on the road should be complete by fall of 1987, if there are no unexpected delays. Cost estimates for the construction and right-of-way purchase have not been completed, Wiley said. He noted, however, that right-of-way purchase would be the most expensive part. Currently the state owns 50 feet of right-of-way through the Snyderville Basin. That figure needs to be doubled, he said. A majority of the right-of-way will be purchased with federal highway funds, Wiley explained. The highway was designed so that it would disturb a minimum of residences in the area. Wiley said that only one house, the Raggedy Ann and Andy Preschool near ParkWest, would be in the way of the new highway. Park City residents had previously been led to believe that construction of the new highway was five years away. However, Wiley said that federal highway funds for right-of-way purchase have been made available and must be spent. A majority of the right-of-way will be purchased with federal money, Wiley said. A curb and gutter will be included with the roadway. On related topics, another District II engineer, Joe McBride, will discuss the new stop light, roadway signs and speed limits with the council. Councilmen are expected to ask McBride about a left hand turn signal at the intersection of Park Avenue and Deer Valley Road. Other topics of interest are the speed limits on Utah Highways 224 and 248 and various signs installed with the stoplight. |