Work will begin soon on a project to replace the culvert in Mead’s Wash at 400 South and 700 East in Price. The crossing was closed to traffic after debris flows from flooding severely damaged the culvert in late September, 2016. Since then the only access to some homes and businesses in the area has been via Nick Lane from the south.
Price City Engineer Russell Seeley said the project was originally planned to be completed by the fall of 2017, but getting federal approval took longer than anticipated. He explained Mead’s Wash is a federally-regulated flood way, and any changes must be approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He said the authorization for the project finally came through, and Nelco Construction crews will break ground on the $500,000 project on Monday.
A larger corrugated culvert will be installed, along with a concrete apron, head wall and wing walls upstream and downstream. The elliptical culvert is 17 feet wide by 11 feet high by 70 feet long. The project will also include replacing a water main in the area.
The road base over the crossing will be ready for traffic by the end of March, but paving the road will be delayed a few weeks, depending on the weather. Plans call for two 12 foot-wide lanes, with 3 foot shoulders flanked by Jersey Barriers on both sides.
The endeavor is part of a package of projects launched after flooding in 2016 overwhelmed the storm drainage infrastructure in several locations along Mead’s Wash.
Price City received a $975,000 grant and a $375,000 loan from the Utah Permanent Community Impact Board to fund the projects. The loan is for a 20 year term at 2.5 percent interest. The C.I.B. funding will be combined with $200,000 from the city’s Storm Water Utility Fund.
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