Parkway Trail Gap and Wasatch Counties

PROJECT OVERVIEW Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) and the Completing this segment will: Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) are partnering • Enhance recreation access to the river and reduce to design and construct a trail segment that will extend the pedestrian use of the railbed. • Provide an alternate route for cyclists in Provo Canyon existing trail in Provo Canyon from Vivian Park to Deer Creek. and enhance safety. • Improve recreation opportunities and connectivity for This three-mile trail segment is the missing link to connect trail users. more than 100 miles of existing trail systems in Utah and Wasatch counties. Cyclists and pedestrians would be able Through developing preliminary designs and determining to travel from Midway to Provo, American Fork and Lehi constructability of the trail segment, the project team by connecting to major trails such as Provo River Parkway, estimates the cost of constructing this important missing Murdock Canal Trail and Bonneville Shoreline Trail. link exceeds current funding. It is important to note that cost estimates will increase in the coming years due to inflation. FUNDING FUNDING SOURCES MAG (Local Sales Tax Fund and Local Match) $1.5M State Funds (Contingency, TAP, and Transportation Solution) $2.9M Total Current Funds $4.4M FUNDING NEEDS Project Cost Estimate $10.3 – 11.3M 2020 (Estimates are broken out by year to account for inflation) $10.6 – 11.7M 2021 Bridge Replacement $2.5 – 3.0M* *Additional cost, optional Additional Funding Needed $5.9 – 6.9M 2020 (Excludes Heber Valley Railroad bridge replacement) $6.2 – 7.3M 2021

1 UDOT REGION THREE 11.22.2019 Provo Canyon Parkway Trail Gap Utah and Wasatch Counties

MAPS AND TRAIL DESIGN TRAIL NETWORK AND MISSING SEGMENT

VIVIAN PARK

PROVO RIVER

HORSESHOE BEND HEBER VALLEY DEER CREEK RAILROAD RESERVOIR LEGEND Missing Trail Segment Existing Trail N

HEBER VALLEY

MURDOCK PROVO/JORDAN RIVER CANAL TRAIL LEHI PARKWAY TRAIL AMERICAN LINDON FORK HERITAGE TRAIL MISSING TRAIL SEGMENT

BONNEVILLE SHORELINE TRAIL OREM

PROVO SCHEDULE 2019 2020 2021 Final Design Construction N PROVO RIVER PARKWAY TRAIL Advertise

TRAIL TRAIL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SHLDR SHLDR 2' TRAIL10' 2' SHLDR SHLDR 2' 10' 2' The new trail segment will be a combination of the trail and RAIL 2:1 retaining wall typical section concepts. The surrounding 2:1 RAIL 2:1 environment presents challenges to constructing the trail 2:1 Existing Ground due to the following: Existing Ground Existing River • Close proximity of the trail alignment to the

Existing River highway, river, railroad and steep canyon walls. • Geological instability of existing slopes. Trail typical section

CENTER LINE TRACK HEBER VALLEY RAILROAD TRAIL VARIESCENTER LINE TRACK 10.00' 8'–0''HEBER MIN VALLEY RAILROAD TRAIL VARIES HANDRAIL HANDRAIL 10.00' 8'–0'' MIN

HANDRAIL HANDRAIL

FRONT FACE RETAINING WALL RETAINING WALL FRONT FACE PRECAST UNIT ExistingRETAINING Ground WALL WITH CANTILEVER MOMENTRETAINING SLAB WALL PRECAST UNIT Existing Ground WITH CANTILEVER Existing River MOMENT SLAB Examples of retaining walls next to a waterway or railroad Existing River Retaining wall typical section (T-Wall by Reinforced Earth Company shown).

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