On the first of September, the City Council approved a proposal to buy new snow removal equipment for Eagle Mountain. “Staff recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of two(2) International CV515 Snow Plow Dump Trucks from Rush Trucks on the State contract in the amount of $204,967.60.” Instead of buying a large snow…
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Eagle Mountain Implements Traffic Calming Measure at Hidden Hollow
We recently ran an article that included the traffic data included in several areas in Eagle Mountain. That article included a traffic study that was done in the Hidden Hollow area. 2019 Eagle Mountain Road Studies contained the following information from the Hidden Hollow area. To help combat the speeding problem in this area Eagle…
Read more2019 Eagle Mountain Road Studies
The roads department of Eagle Mountain City preforms several road studies during the year to evaluate city needs as well as to find/verify problem traffic areas. In 2019 the Eagle Mountain roads department demoed a radar system that is used for road studies. The system could be setup in an area that will collect car…
Read more20 Years of Change – Transportation Growth (Interview with Zac Hilton Manager of Streets and Storm Water)
Zac Hilton the Streets and Storm Drain Manager for Eagle Mountain has seen changes over the last 20 years. He can also grow a beard that makes most guys envious. Zac has been an employee of Eagle Mountain since October 1999. “I began working for Eagle Mountain on October 4, 1999. Back then Eagle Mountain…
Read moreLand Deal for Pony Express Expansion
During the City Council Meeting on December 5th, the Eagle Mountain City Council agreed to modifying the Overland / SITLA Master Development Plan (MDP) and the Master Development Agreement. The Staff report gives this background, “The SITLA (State of Utah School Institutional Trust Lands Administration) master development plan and agreement was approved in 2003, vesting…
Read moreMud Roads cause strife in Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain City has policies in place that require developers to put in roads to the developments they are developing before they issue building permits for the sub divisions that are supposed to be accessed using those roads. In general the roads are required to be paved, and meet all the city requirements. But there…
Read moreVehicle Fire in Eagle Mountain
At 4:30 AM on February 12th, the Eagle Mountain Fire Department was called to a Road Freight/Transport Vehicle file located at 4084 Lake Mountain Road in Eagle Mountain. Fire crews arrived on scene at 4:39 AM to a semi tractor that was engulfed in flames. When they arrived the engine area, running gear, and wheel…
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