Please note: Schedule changes and additions to this week’s update are underlined.
The Pioneer Crossing Project will open on Aug. 23, 2010, at 8 a.m. That will include the six-mile roadway from Redwood Road in Saratoga Springs to the intersection of Main Street and U.S. 89 in American Fork, as well as the new Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) with I-15 at American Fork Main Street.
Aug 21: East and west movements across the DDI interchange will open. Pioneer Crossing will remain closed until 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23
Aug. 20: Traffic movements east and west across the interchange are restricted while crews complete the necessary final tie-ins for the new DDI and make the road traffic ready. East and west movements across the interchange will be limited to southbound I-15 traffic exiting to go eastbound onto American Fork and northbound I-15 traffic exiting to go westbound into Lehi. Please visit http://www.udot.utah.gov/pioneer/ for a map of the allowed traffic movements.
Stop signs and signals are located at the Pioneer Crossing intersections. Please treat these intersections as a four-way stop and watch for construction trucks crossing the road
I-15 Interchange at American Fork Main Street:
Main Street Area (East of I-15) – all lanes are open.
The right-in turns into Main Street Plaza and the Alpine Shopping Center are open
Aug 23: The Park and Ride lot will be closed while crews complete utility work and reconfigure the Park and Ride lot. The lot will remain closed through mid-October.
900 West is closed while crews reconstruct the roadway and complete utility work. All motorists will need to use 1020 West to access businesses. The road will remain closed through late October.
Mill Pond Road Area in Lehi to American Fork Main St.:
Aug. 23: Mill Pond Road will close to through traffic between 700 South and approximately 1000 East. Businesses will be accessible coming south from Lehi Main Street. The closure will be in effect through mid-October.
Aug. 23: The Mill Pond Road detour will close at 5 a.m. while crews complete final curb and gutter and ready Pioneer Crossing for the 8 a.m. opening on Aug. 23. Motorists will need to follow the 300 West to 200 South detour.
300 East (Lehi) to Redwood Road(Lehi/ Saratoga Springs):
Crews are finishing final items of work along Pioneer Crossing in preparation to open the road on Aug. 23. Additional work will occur off of the roadway through mid- October while crews complete the last remaining items.
General Project Information
General work hours are generally between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, although night work is required for paving operations. Please use caution and slow down as you travel through the construction area as crews, large trucks and other heavy equipment are working nearby. For the safety of the public, we encourage all area residents – especially children – to keep out of the construction area.
If you have questions or would like additional information about this project, feel free to contact us at 1.877.222.3757, via email at access@utah.gov, or visit the project Web site at udot.utah.gov/pioneer.