TRAFFIC INFORMATION:

The 3500 South project will be substantially complete and all travel lanes will be open by Thanksgiving 2009.  Crews are completing miscellaneous work items throughout the project corridor in preparation to fully open the new road by Thanksgiving. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, November 20 to celebrate project completion.

Clean-up work off the roadway will be completed with minimal traffic impacts in the weeks following the event.  Decorative street lighting will be installed by the city in spring 2010. The Utah Transit Authority expects MAX bus service to resume along 3500 South in early 2010. 

•  Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony – UDOT and West Valley City invite the public to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate substantial project completion.
  • Friday, November 20 at 10 a.m.
  • Granger Park, southwest corner of 3600 West/3500 South.
  • Special appearances by the Granger High School Band, madrigals, cheerleaders and Utah Grizzlies hockey players and mascot, Grizzbee.
  • Parking available at Albertsons lot east of Granger Park and Granger High School south of the park.

   

•  Business Coupon Table at Ribbon-Cutting
• A business coupon table will be provided at the ribbon-cutting on Nov. 20. 
• Businesses along 3500 South within project limits (4000 West to Decker Lake Drive) are encouraged to offer coupons, contact cards, etc. at this table.  On-site sales are prohibited. 

•  Utah Grizzlies 3500 South Promotion
• The Utah Grizzlies are excited to celebrate project completion by offering discount tickets to their home game at the E-Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 versus the Las Vegas Wranglers. Mention the 35th South Project and receive $5 tickets for any seat in the house.  Tickets may be purchased at the E-Center ticket office or by calling 801-988-8000. 

• Miscellaneous Work Items
• Crews will be completing the following work items through Nov. 19:  lane striping, stamped concrete, tree planting, roadway smoothness grinding; signal work.
• Motorists should expect intermittent single lane traffic in alternating directions to accommodate clean-up work in the roadway shoulders and median.

• 35 MPH Speed Limit
• Please remember that the speed limit in the work zone is 35 mph. Fines will increase for speeding on 3500 South between 1-215 and Bangerter Highway. Please use extra caution.

•  Turn restrictions at 3450 West/3200 West/Market Street 
• Motorists should expect turn lane restrictions at the intersections of Market Street, 3200 West and 3450 West.
• 3600 West: left-turns are open in all directions.
• 3200 West: motorists should expect intermittent left-turn restrictions from north and southbound 3200 West through Thanksgiving (to accommodate emergency conduit repairs); left-turns from east and westbound 3500 South are expected to be open by Nov. 20.
• 3450 West: left-turns from east and westbound 3500 South are expected to be open by Nov. 20.
• Market Street:  left-turns from westbound 3500 S. to southbound Market Street are expected to be open by Nov. 20.
• Law enforcement is closely monitoring intersections and issuing citations for left-turn violations and illegal crossing of parking lots to bypass intersections.
• All business accesses will be maintained and motorists can also access businesses via 3100 South or Lancer Way (3650 South). 

• Pedestrians - The center median and shoulder areas of 3500 South remain active work zones and off-limits to pedestrians and traffic. Heavy equipment and trucks are using this area on a continual basis. Drivers of this equipment have limited site distance at times and are not expecting to see pedestrians in this area.

• UTA TRAX Construction -  2700 West (Constitution Blvd.), 3100 South to 3500 South
• Construction is underway on the Utah Transit Authority’s West Valley TRAX line.
• Work is in progress on 2700 West between 3100 South and Lancer Way. 
• More information on this work and associated traffic impacts are available by calling 1-888-800-8854 or online at http://rideuta.com/projects/westValleyLightRail/construction.aspx

• Text Message Alerts - The 3500 South project has initiated text messaging services for interested stakeholders.  If you would like to receive text message alerts regarding changing conditions (emergency road closures and other time sensitive updates) on the project, please send a request to 3500southinfo@utah.gov and include your wireless phone number and provider name.  Standard text messaging rates apply.  This service will extend through project completion.

• Business Promotion Opportunities - ChamberWest, the local chamber of commerce for the West Valley City-Taylorsville-Kearns area is coordinating several advertising opportunities for area businesses.  For more info on offers below, contact Alan Anderson with ChamberWest at 801-977-8755.
• Discounted ads in the West Valley Journal for businesses on the 3500 South construction corridor – this offer does not require ChamberWest membership.
• Free text messaging to communicate with customers - this offer applies to ChamberWest members only.

• UDOT Web Site Discussion - UDOT would like to encourage public dialogue about the 3500 South project by posting articles on the UDOT Web site and asking for comments and questions. Please take a moment to read the current article and send in a comment or question to UDOT:  www.udot.utah.gov/go/3500southcct The current article deals with maintaining customers during construction for businesses.

Check this site for construction updates or see the project website for detailed project information: www.udot.utah.gov/3500south . You can also access the update graphic that is sent as an attachment in the e-mail updates by clicking the "What's Happening This Week" link in the quick-links bar on the upper left hand corner of the page.

For specific questions or concerns, contact the Public Information Team at 3500southinfo@utah.gov or 801-608-6369.

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