Meeting on Springville water pipe project is Thursday

SPRINGVILLE — Residents may question officials about an ongoing federal project to lay a 60-inch water pipe the length of 400 East at a public meeting Thursday.

The pipe is to transport Strawberry Reservoir water from Diamond Fork Canyon to Salt Lake County.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 50 S. Main. City officials, COP Construction and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District will answer questions.

Crews plan to open the 400 East and 400 South intersection before Friday morning. They expect to close the 800 South intersection on Tuesday for as many as nine days. Intersections on 400 East at Center Street, 400 South and other east-west streets are to remain open, said construction spokesman Mike Stansfield.

Landscaping crews are working from 400 South to state Route 89 to repair residential sprinkler lines and irrigation heads disturbed during to 400 East construction before the irrigation season begins. In total six crews are working on the project, Stansfield said.

Residents are advised to keep emergency water available.

UTA bus routes 820 and 822 that normally use 400 East have been switched to 200 East between 400 North and 400 South during construction.

Weekly construction information and updates are available at www.springvillepipeline.com or by calling 801-360-6528.

— Rodger L. Hardy