BY KARLI POYFAIR
CITY EDITOR
In response to the majority of residents who chose Option Two of Pleasant Grove Boulevard, the city has decided to
officially construct the road with a northern curve in it.
On July 12, an open house was held for the public to view and give commeets on four different options for
Pleasant Grove Boulevard.
Horrocks Engineering, from American Fork, will be designing the road. Large posters of the ' different options
were on display for the public to examine.
Forty-six comment forms were, received. Of those, 35 residents voted for Option Two. One person voted for Option
One, four people voted for Option Three and seven votes were cast for Option Four.
"It's pretty clear that Option Two is the one the citizen's are most in favor of," said city administrator
Frank Mills. He said five property owners would be involved, and that a meeting would, be set up in
order to get started on the road.
Some of the comments regarding Option Two were:
"Does not go through any homes and is not as close to homes as other options,
thus less traffic and noise for those residents."
"Least impact to current residents."
"More convenient, less hazardous intersection with Proctor Lane. Better for development.
Further away. from houses thus less opposition and quicker construction."
Many people also commented on the State Street and Pleasant Grove Boulevard Intersection.
A common suggestion was that a signal was needed there. Someone also wrote that "The
curvature of PG Boulevard as it, gets to State Street seems extreme."
Larry Reisch, who is working on the project for Horrocks, said construction on the first
part of the road should begin this fall, with the phase being completed in February.
The second phase of the boulevard will be completed in time for the new interchange, which
is slated for completion in the fall of 2002.
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