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OGDEN — Drivers can expect closures, lane restrictions and delays in Ogden Canyon in September as the city embarks on a project to install culinary water vaults along the highway.
Crews are currently setting up construction equipment in the canyon and will begin the project after Labor Day. The delays will be primarily limited to weekend and overnight travel.
On Sept. 3, according to a city flier, crews will restrict SR-39 to one lane from 7 p.m. to noon the following day in front of the Valhalla, Wildwood and Idlewild communities. They will do so again on Sept. 5.
There will be a complete road closure between the Peery Camp area and The Cobbles from Saturday, Sept. 7 at 10 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 9 at 6 a.m. “Access to the Cobbles will be extremely limited during this time,” the city flier says. “Local residents and businesses across and between The Cobbles and Pine View Dam will need to access SR-39 from above (east) at Pine View Dam.”
“Anybody that wants to get to Ogden coming down the canyon will need to use a different route (during the closure),” said Andee DeVore with the city’s public information team. “But people wanting to get to the canyon, up until about The Cobbles community, they’ll still be able to do that.”
The construction will also necessitate a handful of water shutoffs in the canyon, which residents will be informed of in advance. DeVore said the water vault project will allow the city to start metering and tracking the use of culinary water in the canyon.
Additionally, Ogden City announced this week that a portion of the Wheeler Creek Trail will be closed on weekdays from Sept. 9 through Dec. 1. The city will be rebuilding the Wheeler Creek Diversion Structure and adding a new concrete spillway during this time.
The full trail will “typically” be open for use on weekends during construction. The city reminds residents that construction plans and timelines are subject to change.
