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Officials Laud Second Largest State Project Milestone The Utah Department of Transportation announced in November that a new U.S. 89 interchange at Antelope Drive in Layton is now open. Crews members working for UDOT, as well as local officials, celebrated the construction milestone.

This highway project is the second largest currently under construction in Utah. It includes the reconstruction and widening of a 9-mi. section of the highway, along with building the four new interchanges. A new frontage road system also was created parallel to U.S. 89 to improve access to local neighborhoods and provide a safer route for cyclists. In addition, three new pedestrian tunnels have been built under the highway to connect to future city and county trail expansions.

This interchange provides a new crossing over U.S. 89 to connect neighborhoods on both sides of the highway and will help traffic flow more safely and smoothly. This phase of construction was part of the U.S 89, Farmington to I-84 project.

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, Rep. Stephen Handy and Layton Mayor Joy Petro, along with Oak Hills Constructors (joint venture of Granite Construction and Ralph L. Wadsworth) and Layton city officials, joined UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras to commemorate the opening of the new interchange. It is the fourth and final new interchange built as part of the current U.S. 89 reconstruction in eastern Davis County. Interchanges at 400 North in Fruit Heights and Oak Hills Drive and Gordon Avenue in Layton opened last year.

“Our projects are being built to improve our transportation system for all users, whether they’re in a car, on a bike, riding a motorcycle or using a wheelchair,” Braceras said. “This new interchange will help everyone in this area get where they want to go more safely and efficiently than they could before.”

Work on the U.S. 89 project continues with construction of new bridges at Nicholls Road in Fruit Heights and Crestwood Road in Layton, along with final paving of the highway and completion of sign, sidewalk and driveway

The project includes the reconstruction and widening of a 9-mi. section of U.S. 89, along with building the four new interchanges.

installation. Construction on the project is scheduled for completion in late 2023.

Project Neccesity The U.S. 89 project improves safety and mobility on U.S. 89 and at connections with local cross streets by: • Widening U.S. 89 to three lanes in each direction from Main Street in Farmington to State Route 193 in Layton; • Adding interchanges — bridges over U.S. 89 with on/off ramps — at 200 North/400 North, Oak Hills Drive, Gordon Avenue and Antelope Drive. see PROJECT page 6

This highway project is the second-largest currently under construction in Utah.

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Univ. of Utah Breaks Ground On $185M Medical Facility focused on cardiovascular science The University of Utah recently and heart disease. These resources broke ground on the new home for its will allow the medical school to Spencer Fox Eccles School of continue developing innovations in Medicine. The $185 million facility healthcare delivery (especially for has been made possible, in part, by rural and underserved populations), funds from a landmark gift of $110 advances in teaching models and million from the George S. and timelines, and, eventually, make Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and future increases in the size of the the Nora Eccles Treadwell medical school class while also Foundation. The gift provides support attracting more diverse faculty and not only for the building, but also students. medical education programs and car“Thanks to this extraordinary diovascular research. grant – and now the construction of The new 185,000-sq.-ft. building the new medical education buildwill become the hub of the University ing it is helping fund — others in of Utah’s nationally recognized health our community are also coming sciences campus. Once open, the together to shape the future of facilities will accelerate the school’s healthcare in Utah,” said ability to provide the highest quality University of Utah Health CEO medical education, advanced research Photo courtesy of Twitter/Kathy Wilets Michael L. Good. “With signifiand patient care, while the added supnew 185,000-sq.-ft. building will become the hub of the University of Utah’s nationally recogcant investments in Global Health, port from the foundations’ dramatical- The nized health sciences campus.

Population Health, Genomics, ly increases the school’s endowment expand their innovative efforts to provide Simulation, Discovery and more, and powers critical research. this is a true turning point for our Construction of the U’s new medical edu- health care to more people in need, both institution to impact Utah, the cation building was approved by the Utah within and beyond the boundaries of the Mountain West, and the U.S.” State Legislature in 2017 with a $50 million U.S. It will provide a central hub for many “This transformational gift sets commitment and an additional $60 million global health-focused groups that are curthe course for the future of medical appropriation was approved earlier this year. rently scattered throughout the U campus, education at the University,” Good More than $50 million in added philanthrop- enabling groups to continue to improve the added. “It has advanced significantic pledges for the project have also been quality of healthcare in less-developed areas.

Core Medical Education (Core Med): ly in recent decades as new discovsecured. Completion of the project is expectIntermountain Healthcare has awarded a eries and technologies emerge. At ed in 2025. the same time, the state of Utah is “The incredible impact of the University grant for the building’s core medical educaexperiencing a need for more of Utah’s health sciences program in educa- tion spaces, including adaptive classrooms Photo courtesy of University of Utah tion, research and care across the that are increasingly important as medical The $185 million facility has been made possible, physicians, particularly in rural Intermountain West is a source of great pride curriculum changes over time. The building in part, by funds from a landmark gift of $110 areas. This gift presents a unique for the entire state,” said Utah Gov. Spencer will also include a new advanced simulation million from the George S. and Dolores Doré opportunity: we will provide the J. Cox. “This new facility will make a major center and anatomy lab.

Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles most advanced education to raise Collaboration Spaces: Nearly 15 percent Treadwell Foundation. new generations of health care prodifference in our ability to address the growfessionals who will, in turn, ing need for top-tier doctors in the state, of the building will be “common areas,” designed to foster collaboration among stu- U.S. The construction of the medical educa- improve health for our state and region. Our especially in our rural areas.”

“I have long believed that no state or dents, faculty and the state’s medical com- tion building is expected to drive the most newly named school will join the ranks of region can become truly great without a munity. It will house the school’s Center for critical evolution in the medical school’s his- the nation's preeminent named institutions. world-class medical center at its nucleus,” Interprofessional Experiential Learning, tory and be used across three primary areas: We will not just adapt to the future of medicine — we will define it.” said Spencer F. Eccles, namesake of the weaving important interaction between education, research and clinical care.

“The University of Utah is fortunate to The Eccles family and associated charitaschool and chairman, CEO of both the working medical professionals, students, have benefitted for many decades from the ble foundations have invested vital resources George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles and faculty into medical education.

“This building is being designed to visionary leadership of the Eccles family,” in the University of Utah's medical school, Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation. “We hope this seminal grant — advance innovation in medical education,” said University of Utah President Taylor patient care facilities, research programs and the largest ever awarded by our foundations said Sara M. Lamb, vice dean of medical Randall. “This iconic new building anchor- allied health and wellness programs for — will help ensure the University not only education of the University of Utah. “It will ing our University Health campus, reflects more than five decades in areas spanning provides the highest quality medical educa- enable us to continue to be a “proving the remarkable, generous legacy of the cardiovascular and genetics research, nurstion for the doctors who serve Utah and the ground” in educating top-flite medical stu- Eccles Family and foundations that spans ing, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pharmaentire Intermountain West, but also furthers dents who will carry medical sciences and more than 70 years at the U. Their remark- cology, critical care and more. Among the the excellence of health care for all our citi- patient care forward. The solutions created at able gift is already enabling our Spencer Fox highlights are the George S. and Dolores zens and impacts the future of medicine this school and the generosity that made it Eccles School of Medicine to move further Doré Eccles Critical Care Pavilion at possible will not only improve health out- forward as a world-class integrated academ- University Hospital; the Spencer F. and through its groundbreaking research.”

Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Plans for the Spencer Fox Eccles School comes, but also extend lives and improve the ic medical institution.”

The Eccles Foundations' gift of $110 mil- Building; the Nora Eccles Treadwell of Medicine building are focused in three quality of life for countless individuals and lion includes the new medical education Foundation Cardiovascular Research and families.” major areas: University of Utah Health is the only aca- building; endowed funds which will enrich Training Institute; the Emma Eccles Jones Global Health: With significant funding from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- demic medical center in the Mountain West, student scholarships, recruitment of top- Research Building; and the George and day Saints, the building’s Global Health providing patient care for nearly 10 percent flight faculty, and innovative medical educa- Dolores Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Pavilion will enable faculty and students to of the geographic area of the continental tion programs; and research funding, among others. 

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New U.S. 89 Interchange Marks Construction Milestone

Remaining work includes paving of the highway and completion of sign, sidewalk and driveway installation, which will be completed in 2023.

Utah officials recently celebrated the completion and opening of the new U.S. 89 interchange at Antelope Drive in Layton, part of the Utah Department of Transportation U.S 89 Farmington to I-84 project. Oak Hills Constructors, a joint venture of Granite Construction and Ralph L. Wadsworth, served as the general contractor.

PROJECT from page 1

The project also improved connections between U.S. 89 and Main Street, S.R. 193 and Interstate 84. Some sections of road were constructed to improve access to existing frontage roads and local streets. This will help local traffic access the new interchanges and cross efficiently.

The frontage roads will include shared shoulders that will also function as a parallel bicycle route.

“We like to say we're building the right project for this area, designed to meet the needs of the community now and in the future," said Michael Romero, U.S. 89 project director, during construction phases of the project.”

“Adding the third lane in each direction on U.S. 89, along with eliminating all at-grade intersections, will allow traffic to flow much more smoothly and safely through 2040. The new frontage road system and Gordon Avenue extension, along with the new interchange bridges [and two additional bridges over the highway at Nicholls Road and Crestwood Road] will make it easier for local residents to get around their neighborhoods as well as easier to get on the highway. The new Gordon Avenue interchange and road extension is being planned and built in partnership with the city of Layton to allow for future economic development, including a new planned ‘town center.’ Finally, the new pavement will extend the life of the road surface and provide a better ride for drivers.”

Over the last two years, the U.S. 89 project team worked to relocate more than 150 mi. of utilities across the corridor, earthwork was performed as crews began creating the new drainage ponds, highway ramps and east side frontage road alignment.  (All photos courtesy of UDOT.)

Work on the U.S. 89 project continues with construction of new bridges at Nicholls Road in Fruit Heights and Crestwood Road in Layton.

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Sletten to Perform Purgatory Correctional Facility Upgrades After several months of work and consultaputting them in the booking area [for] its close tion, the Washington County Commission is proximity. They’re checked on every 15 minutes moving ahead with a much-needed expansion at by a deputy or medical staff. So high-demand the Purgatory Correctional Facility. inmates. But that space is very limited in booking The commission recently approved a contract right now. So with this medical expansion, it’s with the Sletten Construction Company for three really going to give us a lot more wiggle room for projects at the county jail. This includes the those types of inmates.” building of a new pod with dedicated mental Along with the expansion, work on the bookhealth and medical facilities, as well as a remodel ing area of the jail will add additional space for of the jail’s booking area. inmates and office space for county employees.

“Essentially, we’re going to be adding a new In addition to the increased space, wing to the Purgatory Correctional Facility — Commissioner Gil Almquist said it also will allow specifically for medical and mental health,” sick inmates to be isolated in the case of future Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby told outbreaks, enhancing the well-being of not only the commission. “Inmates that are detoxing from the inmate population but also the Sheriff’s drugs and alcohol, or those with mental health Google Maps photo deputies and jail staff in general. issues, those individuals are typically brought Construction upgrades include building of a new pod with dedicated men“The extra space will really help out,” into our booking area so our medical staff and tal health and medical facilities, as well as a remodel of the jail’s booking Brooksby said. licensed clinical social workers have close prox- area.

The County Commission is using money from imity to them.” the American Rescue Plan Act to fund the expanThe new wing will provide a better space for inmates in sion of the county jail. If that weren’t available, Washington However, the situation at the jail was complicated by the pandemic when inmates became sick with COVID-19 in the throes of detoxing or suffering mental health issues, County Administrator Nichole Felshaw said the county 2020. Beds were quickly taken up with the sick and left the Brooksby said. would have needed a bond for the expansion.

“We have to keep a very close eye on them,” the sheriff jail “bursting at the seams,” Brooksby said.

The expansion is estimated to run $12-to-$14 million with This necessitated a need for more space, which resulted in told St. George News following the commission meeting. ground potentially being broken sometime next spring, the recent approval of the construction contract. Plans call “We have to have medical staff engaging with them on a reg- Brooksby said. for a pod with 32 cells, most of which will be “double- ular basis, whether it’s vitals or doing screenings for mental Once underway, construction is slated to last around two health. And so those types of inmates come in and they’re years.  bunked.” This will provide up to 60 new beds for the jail.

Millard County, DWR Pair Up On Debris Basin Project The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources partnered with Millard County officials to authorize construction of several debris basins in an effort to prevent debris flows and possible flooding damage after the Halfway Hill Fire in Millard County earlier this year.

In July, the human-caused Halfway Hill Fire burned 11,701 acres, part of which occurred on the Halfway Hill unit of the Fillmore Wildlife Management Area. The 17,493-acre WMA provides crucial winter range habitat for big game in the area.

“Fires of this magnitude often result in significant flash floods and debris flows when rain falls within the fire footprint,” DWR Regional Wildlife Habitat Manager Gary Bezzant said. “This threat can remain for multiple years following a fire.”

The Millard County Road Department also recognized this potential threat and began seeking locations to construct multiple debris basins in hopes of preventing catastrophic flooding and damage to roads in the area. Debris basins are used to cap-

ture sediment, gravel, boulders and vegetative debris that are washed down canyons during storms, but they still allow water to flow downstream. After failing to secure permission on other properties, the county contacted the DWR to pursue construction of the basins on the WMA. “As a commissioner of Millard County, we’re grateful that the DWR understood what we needed to do and they said ‘go ahead,’ and I appreciate that,” Millard County Commissioner Bill Wright said. “We have a lot of small cities in Millard County that don’t have the needed funding to pay for something like this, so the county has been proactive to step in and help. The construction of these basins is a win-win for all parties involved. The county was able to safeguard its citizens as economically as possible, and the resulting basins will also provide water to local wildlife.”

Within 24 hours of the request, the DWR was able to provide authorization to construct two debris basins. Work began shortly after, and within one week, both basins were finished and ready for use. 

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