Farmington Canyon Road Repair Work Begins
Release Date: Sep 10, 2012
CONTACT: Kathy Jo Pollock (801) 558-8016
http://www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf
FARMINGTON CANYON ROAD REPAIR WORK TO BEGIN
Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6, 2012 – Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads, (ERFO) funding has been received for the Farmington Canyon road. With funds in-place repair work to preserve the wood retaining walls on the downhill side of the road should begin within the next week or so. The next phase is to stabilize the landslide on the uphill side of the road which is anticipated to begin the first part of Octoberand should be completed mid to late November, weather permitting.
The Farmington Canyon road will remain closed to all uses during construction. The Farmington Canyon road closure starts at the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest boundary runs east along the Farmington Canyon road (Forest Service road #80007) to the Bountiful Peak Campground.
