Follow-up: Road Construction

This is an email from Provo City about the upcoming road work around Seven Peaks Blvd.

There may be some mis-understanding floating around about the reconfiguration of Seven Peaks Blvd and the extent of the construction to be done in the area of Seven Peaks Blvd and Center Street.

In the next couple of weeks WW Clyde will be rotomilling the existing asphalt on Seven Peaks Blvd between 300 North and Center Street in order to re-pave this roadway as part of their contract with Central Utah Water Conservancy District to repair damage to the roadway caused by the construction the 60" water line.  The roadway widths through this area will not change, but the striping will be changed to include a 12' travel lane, a 5' bike lane and a 7' parking lane/shoulder in each direction.

In addition to this work being done by WW Clyde, the City has contracted with Sunroc to construct the extension of Seven Peaks Blvd from Center Street to 300 South through the old State Hospital Orchard.  This project will begin shortly after Labor Day and will include construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Seven Peaks Blvd and Center Street (where Seven Peaks Blvd turns into Center Street) that will tie the four legs (currently three legs) of this intersection together in a practical manner.  As part of this project , the striping re-configuration to one travel lane will be extended to 900 East and will match the current striping configuration on Center Street west of 900 East.

As you indicated Gary Briton has been opposed to this change as it will undoubtedly reduce the number of cars that will be parking in the paid parking at Seven Peaks. Mr. Briton in his communications with Mayor Curtis,  requested that we conduct a traffic count to determine as to whether the single travel lane would support the traffic volume associated with the water park and surrounding neighborhoods.  We conducted traffic counts on Seven Peaks Blvd over two weekend periods (Thursday to Monday) and the traffic volumes do not meet our minimum standard for a multi-lane facility and showed that the single travel lanes will comfortably accommodate the traffic volumes in this area.  This information was relayed to Gary Briton by Mayor Curtis several weeks ago.

We are aware of the concerns regarding backups on Seven Peaks Blvd associated with water park visitors waiting to pay to get into the parking lots.  We will be working with the water park to revise their lot loading strategies  in order to eliminate the stacking that occurs on Seven Peaks Blvd and other City streets.  There will also be parking restrictions implemented along these areas that will allow for passage of vehicles that might otherwise be blocked by park visitors waiting to get into the parking lot.

Hopefully this information has been helpful and has answered the questions that you have.  Let me know if there are any other questions that I could answer regarding the upcoming work in this area.

Respectfully,

Brian M. Torgersen, Traffic Engineer
Provo City Engineering Department
1377 South 350 East
Provo, UT 84606
Office: 801-852-6745
Fax:    801-852-6730
btorgersen@provo.utah.gov

HOA Annual Meeting & Dessert Mingle

HOA Annual Meeting & Dessert Mingle

Come join us at our Foothill Park Annual Meeting to give your voice to the following issues:

~New Board Members

~HOA-owned properties

~Neighborhood Watch

~CERT Program

~New Parking Petition

Then stay to mingle with your neighbors.

Bring your favorite dessert to share.

Bounce house will be available for the children.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

7:00 PM

320 N cul-de-sac

Please visit http://foothillparkhoa.blogspot.com/ for updates and announcements.

To gain access to the blog email hoa.foothill@gmail.com.

Send any questions or comments to Emily

Hope to see you there!

Special Offer Until Labor Day

WHOA - You can get the PassOfAllPasses for $30 through Labor Day (which means 2 at $20 for us[2 per household]).  I had been told it would be $50 through Labor Day, and jumping to $70 after that.  Either way, get it now!!

From Gary Brinton:
Stephanie -- We agreed last week that each address in Foothill subdivision could have two free season passes to Seven Peaks Waterpark, or in lieu of that they could have two PassOfAllPasses at $10.00 off each.  That is still the same.  I am sending this email to you to inform you that the price for the POAP is being dropped from $49.95 to $29.95 across the board through Labor Day, at least.  So, I will give it to you for the $10.00 off each, so they can get it for $19.95, and they can get two combination of anything.  They can get one Super POAP and one season pass or two of one item, but they get two of something at the waterpark.

P.S. if anyone paid more than this they can get a refund, or a tube or parking pass, etc

Road Construction

We have some concerned neighbors regarding the routes to and from our neighborhood. Karen S initially contacted the city concerning Center St. which turns into Seven Peaks Blvd. She advised them that the cars parked on the east-bound, right lane made it extremely difficult to travel on, especially now that it has been torn up so many times.

She was informed that the city will be tearing the street out from Center St through Seven Peaks Blvd. and it will be reduced down to one lane. Her concern is that with Seven Peaks so busy this year already, this construction will make it extremely difficult to get to and from our homes using that route. She’s aware that 300 N is an alternative, however without a traffic light at the intersection of 300 N & 900 E, it will not only be backed up, but will also be dangerous trying to go straight or turning left. Other neighbors have also suggested the city needs to put in a traffic light there, especially since some have heard about this.

Gary Brinton, the owner of Seven Peaks Water Park, has been trying to get the city to change their plans all summer. He is aware that the influx of vehicles entering and exiting his park has frustrated some residents of our neighborhood and knows that reducing traffic to a single lane would only exasperate this problem. Apparently they did postpone this project until now with the water park soon closing for the season, but that’s all they would do for Gary Brinton.

This road work is supposed to begin THIS WEEK. Karen is hoping that with more voices representing our neighborhood it might make a difference. If this is concerning to anyone and you’d like to be proactive please try contacting the Mayor’s office or Brian M. Torgersen, Traffic Engineer of the Provo City Engineering Department:

1377 S 350 E

Provo, UT  84606

Office: 801-852-6745

Fax:     801-852-6730

btorgersen@provo.utah.gov

In the mean time, you can always exit and enter the neighborhood through 580 N and use the 700 N traffic light as a safe alternative to cross or enter onto 900 E.

Parents of Wasatch Elementary Students

Stephanie A is on the Safety Board for Wasatch Elementary this school year. She wants input from our neighborhood concerning a safe route for walkers and bike riders to and from school. Stepanie and Wasatch feel the need to have the city put in crosswalk(s) across the 700 N & Seven Peaks Blvd. area to get to 580 N safely. She is also concerned about the cars parked on the street around Belmont and Arlington Condo’s. Steph is worried not if, but when will a child, not being seen by a car coming out of those parking lots, getting hit. She has suggested we ask the city to restrict a few more parking spots around the entrances and exits of those properties to increase visibility. (I think we have all experienced a driver not paying attention when you are coming into the neighborhood on 580 N).

She’d like to know how many of us have children riding their bikes or walking to and from school. She has asked you to look at the area of 700 N & Seven Peaks Blvd. and tell her where YOU think is the safest way for your children to cross streets coming up into the neighborhood.

Seven Peaks 2012 Season

The 2011 season at Seven Peaks is ending soon and Steph A has contacted Gary Brinton on behalf our neighborhood to find out about his continued effort to be a good neighbor to us. To begin they have made some changes to their passes. Here is some information about it on their website:

“Our former Pass of all Pass offerings (the Utah County, Salt Lake County, and Wasatch Front passes) passes are no longer available for purchase, however those who have purchased these passes may continue to use them until their expiration date. The venues and attractions available at time of purchase are still activated on previous passes.

Those customers wishing to upgrade their pass to the current Utah Pass of all Passes and receive the added venue offerings may do so for just $10.00. (In this case, the expiration date for your pass will remain the same.)

If your pass is about to expire, you may add another year of fun to your current pass for a special renewal price of $49.95. This will upgrade your current pass experience to the Utah Pass of all Passes in addition to extending your passes validity a full 12 months.”

Seven Peaks season passes for the 2012 season is now part of the Utah Pass of all Passes and includes more venues and are now available for $50. At the end of this month that price will increase to $70. They are NOT offering Seven Peaks only passes any longer. As far as their Good Neighbor Agreement, that gives us, as Foothill Park Neighborhood residents, 2 free passes per household, you will have a couple options.

You can get $10 off the price of the Pass of all Passes OR if you are adamant about not getting the Pass of all Passes; Gary Brinton has said that they will create a Seven Peaks Only Pass for your 2 free passes only. This will not be applicable to the other passes you will be paying for other members of your family.

 This was just discussed with Gary Brinton on Friday (Aug 19^th). Be aware the information about this “Seven Peaks Only Pass” may not have trickled down to all employees. Your best bet is to go during regular business hours (9-5) when it isn’t too busy to get a knowledgeable and attentive employee, and also to purchase your passes before the month ends to save $20.