Weber Road construction set to begin next week

The Public Works department announced that construction on Weber Road is set to begin on Monday, April 2. The construction of the road is going to be done in three different phases.

On April 2, construction begins on the stretch of road from First Street to the Farm Services Agency (FSA) building. It is expected that the portion of the road should to be closed for three weeks until the next phase begins.

The second phase of construction occurs in the 300-400 foot portion of the road between the FSA building and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

The Public Works department is hoping to keep the road opened during the construction and do gravel work while working around the traffic.

The third phase of the project is from LDS to Jackson Street and should also take about three weeks to complete.

The project is set to conclude by May 27 if all goes as planned and the weather cooperates.

The completed project includes an eight foot paved shoulder on the south side of the road and a 10 and a half foot paved shoulder on the north side of the road. The additional shoulder space is the equivalent width of a bike path.

While there is not a sidewalk on the road, the project is structured with the option of including a five-foot wide sidewalk if the county ever decided to annex the road.

The completed project also includes a centerline and fog lines on both sides of the road.