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Construction Live View

Mayor DJ Bott and other local and state officials were on hand Tuesday, April 1, to ceremonially break ground for the overpass. Watch the video above. A more detailed summary can be found here.

Up until now, most of the overpass work has been underground utility work; however, over the next few months residents will begin to see the actual bridge take shape. An official groundbreaking will take place Tuesday, April 1, at 11am near the swimming pool on Forest Street. The public is invited to attend.

Work will continue for the next couple months to complete sewer, water, and power relocations. The utility portion of the project is anticipated to be completed in early June.

American Way is currently closed from Forest Street to the entrance of ABC and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Forest Street is also closed and will remain so for the foreseeable future. The "soft closure" (business access only) is between 1200 West and 950 West, and between 600 West and 800 West. There is a "hard closure" (no access at all) between 800 West and 950 West.

Work currently happening includes:

• Deliveries of large casings and pipe to the job site by truck

• New sewer and sewer bypass lines in 800 West and on the southern edge of Forest Street in front of Big J Mills

• Bore pits in American Way and in the Union Pacific Railroad yard

• Storm drain bores across the railroad tracks will begin next week on the southern side of the Historic Train Depot

Beginning December 16, American Way will close from Forest Street to the entrance of ABC and will remain closed until the overpass project is complete. This is a hard closure, meaning there will be no traffic permitted at all. Those needing to access ABC or Autoliv from American Way can do so by going south from 600 North.

Forest Street will close for overpass construction beginning January 6. Traffic will need to use detours on 400 South, 600 North, or SR-13. The road will be closed at 1200 West, although local traffic will be permitted to the intersection at 950 West. There will be a hard closure between 950 West and the east parking lot entrance to the pool. The planned closures may be modified depending on construction needs.

Trucks and equipment will appear in the construction area by the end of next week, and work will begin on the south side of Forest Street with some storm drain work, which will take 4-6 weeks. At that point, workers will begin work on the north side of Forest Street, and American Way will be closed while they complete various storm drain connections and some sewer work.

A full closure of Forest Street is tentatively expected in early January. Once Forest Street closes, it will remain closed until the overpass is completed. Detours will be marked and will generally direct vehicles to 400 South, 600 North, and SR-13.

Work on the railroad overpass will begin the week after Peach Days. During construction, it is recommended that motorists use either 900 North/HWY 13 or 1100 South to access I-15, and 400 South to detour around Forest Street.

Most of the utility upgrades and relocation has been completed, with the exception of the portion right across the tracks. Permits for this work have been secured. We anticipate the boring and relocation work will be completed by September.

Bids for the construction of the bridge were opened last week, and we are in the process of finalizing the contract with the bid winner. Construction is expected to begin this fall and will last for one to one and a half years, meaning the project will likely be completed during the first half of 2026. A pre-construction meeting will take place in the next couple weeks where the timeline will be laid out with more detail.

Forest Street will be temporarily closed to install utility crossings at 900 West. The closure will begin Wednesday, November 15, and last through Friday, November 17. If there is any unforeseen conflicts found during the crossings, there is a possibility that this closure will extend. Traffic between 800 West and 1200 West will be detoured onto 400 South.

Over the next several months residents traveling the Forest Street corridor will notice significant construction activities and traffic control in the area. Most of this work will take place between approximately 700 West and 1000 West. Crews are working on the utility installation and upgrades in preparation for the overpass being constructed over the railroad.

There may be times when full closure of the Forest Street roadway will need to take place. We will do our best to notify you prior to any full closures of the roadway.

We encourage residents to identify and use alternatives to Forest street while these construction activities are present. There are several other roadways that will allow vehicular traffic through our community, such as SR-13, 600 North, 400 South, and 1100 South.