1 50 9 https://highway89.org/files/original/7d874e636e2620dbeeb0becb21303f1f.pdf f5100b4bcee730b714f7172a8a04e062 PDF Text Text CITIZENS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LOGAN CANYON Citizens for the Protection of Logan Canyon is a citizens' group of volunteers and non-profit organizations working toward longterm protection of Logan Canyon's scenic beauty, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and naturalness. The Jardine Juniper is CPLC's symbol. Located high above Wood Camp recreation area, this ancient but beautiful tree represents Logan Canyon's recr~ational diversity and unsurpassed scenery. CPLC's proposal for Logan Canyon o The protection of Logan Canyon's scenic beauty, fish and wildlife habitat, rare plants, recreational sites and naturalness must be a prime concern. o An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be prepared for CI I\y significant road modification proposals to protect Canyon's Logan natural surroundings from haphazard road modifications. o Travel speeds between Right Hand Fork and Rick's Spring should r e mn in as currently posted. This area is very scenic and too s e nsitiv e t. 0 IH I 1"111 I tan y B 1 g n l f 1 C II n t r 0 ,I d w LI Y III 0 d 1 f 1 c II t j () II!:> • o Bridges which cannot meet structural safety requirements should b e r e placed when possible. These bridges should be two lanes wid e olll y . Hi \lOl' al teratlons to bridge llpprollche~ wOlll d ho acc cq . t:llhl u . l o Turning lanes at Tony Grov e Recreation Area Lind lleavet' Area may be constructed to facilitate turning traffic. ~10UI\t Ll II\ Sk i o Parking areas should be built near Temple Fork Road and Cottonwood Cnnyon (near Logan Cave) to improve traffic flow and saf e ty. o Additional warning signs should be placed along the highway motorists about bicycle traffic, pulloffs and pedestrian travel . o The road wi ll improve J.Of, 1I11 Canyon. t e llillg should be resurfaced and restriped where required. This through traffic travel and nighttime saf et y throughout: o No climbing (passing) lane I:lhould b e buill lIL tllu I>lIl.:,Wlly (lll : L Wl-"11 Lowel' and Upper twin bridges) _ A c 1 i III h j n g III Ill! W 0 u 1 d a t I: l : C t it V l- r y sCl!nic area by requiring major cut and fill op e ratiolls with unsigh t ly r et aining walls. o No road modifications should alter th e Logan Riv e r's wat e l' COlll' se A l ter at ions could since the river is a major recreational r e sour c e. destroy important streambanks. o No new roads or major changes to the existing road shoultl be con s t r u c ted fro In the Bear La k e S 1I111 mit t o t h c B e ar L iI k ( ! 0 V (! ... 1 0 0 k _ Til i ~; hl" , ItW ily section is in LI very popular lind sel"lIll: r l! C r l : ;tt lOll :11 · l' : I . o Congress should designate Logan Canyon Highw a y O!:> Uta h's f ir s t: National Scenic Highway_ This designation would recognize Logan Can y o n as a scenic and recreational jewel similar to units in our Nation a l P n r k System. o Logan River above Third Dam should be considered r u r National Recreational River designation under the Wild and Sc e nic River s Ac t . This federal designation will protect the river's quality for a ll f utur e g e nerations. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/82">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/82</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. To order photocopies, scans, or prints of this item for fair use purposes, please see Utah State University's Reproduction Order Form at: <a href="https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php">https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php</a> Digital Publisher List the name of the entity that digitized and published this item online. Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Date Digital Record the date the item was digitized. 2013 Conversion Specs Scanned by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, at 800 dpi. Archival file is PDF (800 dpi), display file is JPEG2000. Checksum 2648911877 File Size Size of the file in bytes. 1321422 Bytes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence from Dale Bosworth to Daniel Dake, May 28,1987 Description An account of the resource Correspondence from Dale Bosworth to Daniel Dake, May 28,1987 discussing how the EIS must comply with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Bosworth states that the Forest Service supports an objective analysis of Logan Canyon but is unwilling to make a final decision without completed analysis and adequate public involvement. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bosworth, Dale Subject The topic of the resource Logan Canyon (Utah) Utah United States Highway 89 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Correspondence Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-05-28 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd9_014.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/461a00ecb8b00630f131a52025799e52.pdf 29ff9516e01b982c156872e12e9a5007 PDF Text Text INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING March 30, 1987 Additional Data for Agenda Items Agenda Item No: 1. Distribution of copy of scoping meeting letter and list of agencies sent to public agencies (March 9, 1987 minutes p.s.) 2. Distribution of copies of scoping meeting testi~ony. Summaries to be mailed later. 3. Distribution of Alternatives Dl, D2, and D3. 4. Distribution of the Aquatic Resources and Land Use Technical Memorandums (existing conditions sections only) . 5. 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Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd4_007.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/1c75141fdd65a92ec355ed19a8d46c0b.pdf b25ca9bf6be111a1809f89dfee21295c PDF Text Text -- - 1986 APR MAY JUN TASK 2 -LOCATION STUDIES/TRANSPORTATION PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FORMULATION MAPPiNG AND SURVEYING COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED ACTION DETERMINATION TECHNICAL APPENDIX PREPARATION 4 - PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT _~... npINr. MEETINGS MEDIA COVERAGE - NFORMATION MEETINGS FEDERAL AGENCY ASSISTANCE LOCAL INFORMATION OFFICE ~ Vlnl'n TAPI' IV('A) PRODUCTION ~ PUBLIC HEARING ~ • TASK 5 - COORDINATION INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM ORGANIZATION DATA ACOUISITION PERMIT INVENTORY AND APPLICATIONS - TASK 6 - ENVIRONMENTAL ANAL YSIS •• INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM COORDINATION LITERATURE REVI EW FIELD STUDIES ANALYSIS OF AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTA L CONSEQUENCES DEVELOP MITIGATION MEASURES TECHNICAL APPENDIX PREPARATION TASK 7 - DOCUMENTS - 1987 NOV OEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUl = - -.- - ---- --I.:-:. - - --- - ..... _. .- GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE SEARCH FIELD INVESTIGATIONS LABORATORY TESTING GEOTECHNICAL ANAL YSIS TECHNICAL APPENOIX PREPARATION t SUMMARIZE TECHNICAL MEMORANDA ASSEMBLE PRELIMINARY DRAFT DOCUMENT SUBMIT TO COOPERATING AGENCIES RESPOND TO AGENCY REVIEWS FINAL REVIEW BY UDOT PRINT AND SUBMIT REQUIRED COPIES OCT ..... TASK 3 - G.EOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS "' SEP -- EXISTING DATA ACQUISITION SAFETY ANALYSIS MAINTENANCE ANAL YSIS SUBSTANDARD LOCATION IDENTIFICATION CONGESTION ANALYSIS TECHNICAL APPENDIX PREPARATION TA~ AUG ...... TASK 1 -ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION NEED <IIIL JUL - I• • 1- III 1- • • • • •• --- i • • V;; '-- D -- -- --PRO~CT SCHEDULE � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/39">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/39</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. 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Title A name given to the resource Project schedule for 1986 through 1987 Description An account of the resource A task calendar and graph detailing the months in which tasks would be completed for the improvement of Logan Canyon's roads. Subject The topic of the resource Logan Canyon (Utah) Roadside improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon United States Highway 89 Utah Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 1987 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. United States Utah Logan Canyon (Utah) Cache County (Utah) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980-1989 20th century Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Sierra Club, Utah Chapter Archives, 1972-1986, COLL MSS 148 Series VIII Box 27 Folder 1 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. View the inventory for this collection at: <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Photograph Curator, phone (435) 797-0890. 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Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd1_Item_5.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/8c7802b4b465e2dc379c5e8134bfc556.pdf f70633a612840f52f4efdbf0277a4051 PDF Text Text LOGAN CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY Minutes of ID Team Meeting February 17, 1987 ATTENDANCE: Lynn Zollinger, UDOT Todd Weston, UDOT Commissioner Jack Spence, Sierra Club Steve Flint, Utah Audobon Society Duncan Silver, FHWA Fred LaBar, USFS Gale Larson, Valley Engineering Brian Dixon, BP~G Stan Nuffer, CH2M HILL Cliff Forsgren, CH2M HILL ITEM 1 - REVIEW OF MINUTES During the review of the minutes of the previous meeting, Stan Nuffer reported that the State of Wyoming is using a growth rate of 3.7 percent per year west of Sage Junction. Jack Spence reported that there had been some statistical tests run on the past trends method of forecasting future traffic volumes and that, from a past trends perspective, it may be better to project a linear growth 2ate than an exponential. Jack's reasoning was that the r value was higher using a linear model. , Duncan Silver suggested that it might be better to present a range of future traffic volumes with a corresponding range of consequences. Steve Flint asked for the r2 values for the past trends , calculations for the other counting stations observed during the study (north of Garden City for example). It was decided that a summary of all assumptions made to forecast further traffic and to estimate the traffic volume capacity at each level of service would be prepared. This information would allow the ID Team to see how sensitive the LOS determination is to the various factors which could have an influence. During the discussion of the basic alternative categories that were presented at the January 27 meeting, Jack Spence and Steve Flint both objected to including an alternative with a 40 mph design speed, that would widen and change the alignment in the middle Canyon section. Jack and Steve both felt that a 40 mph alternative had been examined and declared unacceptable by the Forest Service and that there was no point in considering it. Duncan Silver pointed out that the study team cannot assume to ignore established standards without some study. Duncan agreed that if the Forest Service has some specific information that would help the team to determine a 40 mph road is not feasible in the middle Canyon, then further study might not be necessary. �MEETING NOTES Page 2 ITEM 2 - OUTLINE OF PUBLIC PRESENTATION FOR SCOPING MEETINGS During the discussion of the presentation the question of advisory speeds versus design speeds arose. Jack Spence wanted to know what the difference was. Stan Nuffer explained that even though a road might have an overall design speed of 40 mph, individual curves could have design speeds of less than 40 mph. In cases where the design speed at a particular location is less than the overall roadway design speed an advisory speed sign is posted. Advising speed signs are black on yellow and are posted with a curve warning sign. Duncan asked for a list of the "spot" improvements. Stan indicated that there had only been a general list prepared and that they would be defined after the scoping meetings (a general list was reviewed in the draft fact sheet). ITEM 3 - REVIEW OF NOTICE OF INTENT, LEGAL NOTICE, LETTER TO AGENCIES, AND FACT SHEET During the review of the fact sheet, Duncan Silver advised the team that not studying an alternative that included current highway standards would significantly delay the approvals 9f any study. Duncan did say that it might be appropriate to state that current standards were given consideration and not examined in detail for the following reasons: (the reasons are then listed). Duncan also suggested that a technical memo on use of a modified standard be developed. Jack Spence pointed out that in the upper Canyon section there were some areas where the road is near the Beaver Creek and widening will be very difficult. Todd Weston asked if there was any information on how much traffic an improved roadway would attract. Stan Nuffer responded that general information was available but each project has its own unique characteristics. SLC-STN/25 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/36">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/36</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. To order photocopies, scans, or prints of this item for fair use purposes, please see Utah State University's Reproduction Order Form at: <a href="https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php">https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php</a> Digital Publisher List the name of the entity that digitized and published this item online. Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Date Digital Record the date the item was digitized. 2013 Conversion Specs Scanned by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, at 800 dpi. Archival file is PDF (800 dpi), display file is JPEG2000. Checksum 3028432301 File Size Size of the file in bytes. 1370202 Bytes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minutes from Feburary 17, 1987 meeting Description An account of the resource The minutes from the February 17, 1987 Interdisciplinary Team meeting (See also Item 12 in folder). Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nuffer, Stanton S. Subject The topic of the resource United States Highway 89 Utah Roadside Improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon Logan Canyon Study Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-02-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Utah United States Logan Canyon (Utah) Cache County (Utah) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980-1989 20th century Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Sierra Club, Utah Chapter Archives, 1972-1986, COLL MSS 148 Series VIII Box 27 Folder 1 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. View the inventory for this collection at: <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Photograph Curator, phone (435) 797-0890. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd1_Page_13.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/b70b1b90e4e6ed0124697f11015190fd.pdf 65229b81282586e3e93b3018b7c6645d PDF Text Text LOGAN CANYON Minutes of ID Team Meeting July 28, 1986 Attendance: Clark Ostergaard - USFS Fred LaBar - USFS Todd Weston - UDOT Stan Nuffer - CH2M HILL John D'Amico - CH2M HILL Cliff Forsgren - CH2M HILL Bill Helm - Unattached Rudy Lukez - Sierra Club Howard Richardson - UDOT John Neil - UDOT ITEM 1 - REVIEW OF MINUTES The minutes were reviewed. There was some confusion about the sources of additional names for the mailing list which were listed in the minutes. It was noted that Fred LaBar and Bill Helm had mailed names and not turned them in at the last meeting. There was no other discussion on the minutes. ITEM 2 - TFAFFIC COUNT DATA The sources of traffic data were discussed. Permanent stations on US 89-91 at Webster Junction, on US 89 at Card Guard Station in Logan Canyon (later moved to Garden City), and on US 89 north of Garden City are being used in the preparation of the traffic forecast. ITEM 3 - PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED TPAFFIC FORECAST A past trends based forecast had been prepared using a least squares best fit linear function. This approach produced an annual increase in ADT which was less than one percent, a rate which was felt to be low. The Utah State, Office of Planning and Budget was prepared its forecast of economic and population growth through the year 2010. The overall rate of population increase for northern Utah was approximately 2 percent. If traffic in Logan Canyon were to increase at the same rate as the population, the summer ADT in Logan Canyon would reach approximately 6,000 vehicles per day in 2,010. Supporting data for this forecast is available and will be presented at the next ID Team (Team) meeting. There was also some Qlscussion on the traffic classification counts. The summer counts will begin on July 29, 1987. The counts will include a classification for recreational vehicles and record turning movements. �ITEM 4 - DISCUSSION OF HIGHWAY CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE DETERMINATION The roadway will be evaluated on the basis of the level of service which is possible at a given traffic volume. The Transportation Research Board describes a procedure for establishing levels of service (A through E) for rural roads. Copies of portions of the procedure description were distributed to team members to help them become familiar with the level of service concept. There was some discussion on which level of service would be planned for in the Canyon. UDOT would like to plan for a "C" level, but the actual level of service used will be determined by the Team. ITEM 5 - REVIEW OF ACCIDENT DATA The accident data for 6 years (1980 - 1985) has been tabulated using a UDOT computer program. The UDOT program was used because the program performs the types of analysis required for roadways and the accident data base was already on the UDOT computer. The computer runs had only recently been completed and there had not been sufficient time to review the results. Hopefully this will be completed by the next meeting. ITEM 6 - UPDATE ON STATUS OF BASE MAP PREPARATION ( An example of the base maps was shown to the of the set will be available, when they have to Team members who wish to have one. Clark requested a set to get started on the visual Team. Copies been completed, Ostergaard survey. MISCELLANEOUS The approved forest plan has a section on Logan Canyon which may be of · interest to Team members. Clark Ostergaard will bring a number of copies of that section to the next meeting. SLC81/11 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/33">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/33</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. To order photocopies, scans, or prints of this item for fair use purposes, please see Utah State University's Reproduction Order Form at: <a href="https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php">https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php</a> Digital Publisher List the name of the entity that digitized and published this item online. Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Date Digital Record the date the item was digitized. 2013 Conversion Specs Scanned by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, at 800 dpi. Archival file is PDF (800 dpi), display file is JPEG2000. Checksum 2452721948 File Size Size of the file in bytes. 1269187 Bytes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minutes from July 28, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting Description An account of the resource Minutes from July 28, 1986 Interdisciplinary Team meeting. Review of minutes, traffic count data, presentation of proposed traffic forecast, highway capacity and level of service determination, review of accident data, and an update on status of base map preparation. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ostergard, Clark LaBar, Fred Weston, Todd D'Amico, John Helm, Bill Lukez, Rudy Richardson, Howard Neil, John Forsgren, Clifford Nuffer, Stanton S. Subject The topic of the resource United States Highway 89 Utah Roadside Improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon Logan Canyon Study Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986-07-28 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Utah United States Logan Canyon (Utah) Cache County (Utah) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 20th century 1980-1989 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Sierra Club, Utah Chapter Archives, 1972-1986, COLL MSS 148 Series VIII Box 27 Folder 1 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. View the inventory for this collection at: <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03390</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Photograph Curator, phone (435) 797-0890. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd1_Page_16.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/bbf0d71e5132596fd42578b67cb1e24d.pdf f57b44481f407785533347499fd586b8 PDF Text Text ~UHMARY FACT SnEET nIGHWAY U.S. 89 - LOGAN CANYON STUDY NOVEMBER 1986 Utah Department of Transportation (UOOT) CII2M IIILL Engineering Consultants INTRODUCTION UDOT has contracted with CH2M HILL for a study of US-89 in Logan Canyon. The objective of the study is to evaluate transportation needs, develop improvement alternatives and to conduct an environmental evaluation of the alternative concepts . Findings of each step of this study will be reported to the public through a public involvement program, of which this fact sheet is a part. Previously circulated information about this study is available at the Logan Public Library, Utah State University Library and Valley Engineering in Logan; U.S. Forest Service in Ogden; and CH2M HILL and UOOT offices in Salt Lake City. The purpose of this fact sheet is to report the preliminary findings of the first task of the study. A report on the preliminary identification of public concerns/issues regarding potential improvements to U.S. Highway 89 in Logan Canyon from Right Hand Fork east to Garden City is also included. Questions about the following information or the project in general may also be directed to Gale Larson, Valley Engineering, in Logan at 753-0153 or Cliff Forsgren, CH2M HILL, in Salt Lake City at 363-0200. Additionally, ~anual counts were taken at several points within the canyon during 1986 to provide .ore detailed characteristics of the traffic flow. Table 1 ahows the annual average vehicles per day (AnT) and su~er average vehicles per day on the road. Figure 1 shows the distribution of traffic during the year, and Figure 2 shows the distribution during the week. Table 1 TRAFFIC VOLUME U.S. 89 LOGAN CANYON (CARD CUARD STATION) RECORDED The first task of the study, the determination of transportation needs on Highway 89 through the canyon, was to identify existing roadway conditions; examine accident records for the road; identify maintenance problems; identify traffic volumes and characteristics; project future volumes; and determine road capacity. The conclusions drawn from analyzing this information include the location and nature of specific highway safety hazards; the capability of the existing road to carry present and future traffic volumes; and what problems exist that may keep the highway from functioning at a reasonable operational level. This information will be the basis for the second task of the study, the development of alternative improvements, if improvements are found to be needed. Su~r ~:")J 2798 )022 )140 34(11 3400 )180 1)67 1927. 1907. JROG 1013 1007 18<10 17<0 1773 1980 1981 1902 •• 1984~. 1985 . AOT (Vehicles Per O<1l') 1774 155S IG80 1973 197<1 197 5 1976 1977 1978 19:'~ REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION NEEDS . Annual AnT (Vehicles ~'cr Oa1':) Year )276 3424 )406 )503 )5)6 •• June. July and Augu sc Adjusted to reflect difference in t~affic between C.Jrd Guard Station where counter was originally installed and the present location west of Garden City. The station was moved in August of 1963. 1983 date!. ...·as not used . Station moved to new location in 1983 ana oata is from two locatior.s. EXISTING ROADWAY CONDITIONS Design conditions of the road that affect traffic flow include cross-section elements, roadway curvature, roadway gradient, and the width of and access to the highway rightof-way. These are generally referred to as roadway geometrics. Data for cross-section elements show the road section between Right Fork and Tony Grove as being well below standard in terms of width of traffic lanes, shoulders, surfacing slopes, and ditches. The other sections, while below standard, are not as seriously so. Roadway curvature results in limited visibility and reduced speeds. The curves of each road section were categorized by their recommended speed. The section from Right Fork to Tony Grove ranked highest in the number of curves and in their severity, followed by the section from the Cache-Rich County line to Garden City. Gradient describes how fast a highway climbs or descends in elevation. The section from Tony Grove to Garden City has gradients of 6 to 7 percent over 31 percent of its distance. The majority of the road from Logan to Tony Grove has gradients from 0 to 3 percent. 2' .9 r--- 20 15 '" 12 . 0 0 t0 ~ - 10 - .., .., C 8 .2 ,.--- 0 SAFETY ANALYSIS 10 . 5 a.. The highway has been examined to identify specific locations, or general conditions which may be contributing to traffic accidents in the Canyon. To do this, the consultant examined the number, type and location of accidents in the study section from 1980 thrugh 1985. The hgihway was divided into 374 sections of 0.10 mile each. The average number of accidents per year for each section were then computed. Those sections with significantly higher than average accident rates (accidents/ year) are being considered for safety related improvements. There are 16 sections in this category. ~.o 5 I--- l .6 0 1.6 F l.a ~ l .4 ~ M A M A S 0 N l .S ~ 0 Month of Yeac MAINTENANCE FACTORS Keeping the road open in winter is the single greatest maintenance problem faced in Logan Canyon. In the narrower parts of the canyon, there is nowhere to push the snow but into the river. Where snow can be plowed to only one side of the road, plows must move across both traffic lanes. This creates a potential safety hazard, particularly when coupled with low visibility due to curves and snow. Winds and steep slopes in the canyon also create maintenance problems with drifting and slides. Some flooding along the road occurs occasionally during spring runoff. TRAFFIC VOLUMES, CHARACTERISTICS, AND PROJECTIONS Traffic volumes for Logan Canyon were obtain ed from the permanent counting station located at Card Ranger ~tation from 1974 to 1983, and just west of Garden City from 1983 on. FIGURE U.S. 89 LOGAN CANYON PERCENT OF AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC OY MONTI! 1984'-1985 These figures show that the road is heavily travelled in summer (53.1 percent of the total from June through August) and on weekends (53 percent of the total on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays). This indicates orientation of the road to recreational traffic. �20 .".' , • •1 r--- t-- 15 S . - r Count s 'l.8 r--- 0 " ,) t- O 1-29 ~r--- r--- 1\Je8. ~ '2 . 0 ~ 2:..2~ 2iJ!! ~ 8 - 13 Wed . 8 - 16 Sat ~ ~ ~ ~ RIght Fork Road (W) 25)4 5)l1 2144 2881 5306 56'4 Right fork Ro.d (E) 2389 5081 2581 7110 S035 SJJ1 Tony Grove Road (W) 2221 4896 2485 2609 4193 5081 Tony Grove Road (E) 2130 4666 2317 2496 4588 4863 S.... lt - Slnks Road (II) 10 2014 4445 2217 2391 4261 45 23 4351 2239 2351 4148 4391 2225 ~ 4187 4448 C C> U ~ a.. 5 - s.-lt - :Hnks Road (E) o 1991 Pe.,...nent Sta ti on ~-S-U-H--~M-O-H--+--T-U~€-4~W-€-O--~-r-"U--+--F-n-'~--S-A-T~ (e) (e) (e) (e) 105 24 hr as percent of 16 hr Oay of Week Permanent station as percent of Right Fork (W) ["IGUHE 2 89 LOGI\N CANYOtl PERCENT OF AVERAGE DI\ILY TRAFFIC OY DAY 1984-1985 U. S. Data collected from manual counts at the Right Fork intersection, Tony Grove intersection, Reaver Mountain intersection, and Summit (Sinks Road), showed: o Composition of the traffic by vehicle type (car, light truck, heavy truck) 79 (a) (w) Indicates total traffic on west leg of intersection (E) Indicates total traffic on east leg of intersection 24-hour counts for the manual count stations were computed using the ratio of the 24-hour to the IO-hour counts at the permanent station . (c ) The permanent counter west of Garden City was not operating on 7-29 and 8-2 . (b) Distribution of traffic by direction of travel (east/west) o 81 Variance in traffic volume between Right Fork and Garden City, o 106 Table 2 shows the variation in traffic volume over the entire project route. It can be seen that in winter, counts at the permanent station near the east end of the route were less than half the volumes at the west end of the route (34 percent and 44 percent). This indicates that there is/are substantial traffic generators (origins/destinations) within the canyon - Beaver Mountain ski area, cross-country skiing, snow mobiling and other winter recreation destinations. The summer volumes also show lower volumes on the east end than on the west end of the route, (81 percent and 79 percent). Since the summer time east end volumes are closer to west end volumes than in winter, this suggests that recreation within the canyon is less of a traffic generator in summer than in winter. Most summer traffic in the Canyon is through traffic. Table 3 gives the percentage composition of tra!fic by vehicle type at three counting stations. Passenger cars and light trucks can be grouped together since their operation is similar. The relatively high percentage of recreation vehicles and trucks combined have significant consequences for a two-lane road with many locations of limited sightdistance for passing and considerable road gradient (see Roadway Conditions). TalJle) U.S. 89 r.ocAN CMYON TRAFFIC COMPOSITION (Percent) Hid Week Pass'enger Car r.i9ht: Truck, Van G Wheel Truck lIeavy Truck Recreat:ional Veh. Table 2 U.S. 89 LOGAN CANYON TRAFFIC VOLUME VARIATION Wint~r Right: t-'ork 52 J3 ~ GI~ OVC Sun.... it: , ~ 52 30 5S 30 1 2 12 S) S8 29 .S .5 12 51 )0 .S _S 12 1 ) 11 I) 56 56 )0 .S )1 12 Weekend Counts 2-22 ::;aturda:i 2-25 Tuesda:i hr(a) ~E. 24 ]0 hr Passengec Car Li9ht Truck, Van G Wheel Truck lIeavy Truck Recreat:ional Veh. 11 _5 .5 12 •S 13 24 hr Right Fork Road (W) (a) 1176 ] 541 848 1111 (a) 1170 ]533 83] ]089 ]041 1364 712 932 55R 731 382 500 530 ~ Right Fork Road (E) Beilver Mountain Road (W) Beaver Mountain Roarl fE) Permanent Stilt ion .-!Qi :!4 hr as percent of 10 hr Permanent ~tation of Right Fork {WI ~ 131 ] 3] 34 44 as percent Because of economic and other considerations, highways are normally not designed to accommodate the highest hours of traffic volume during the year, which .ay happen infrequently, but instead are designed for a lower volume hour that occurs .ore often. UDOT nor.ally uses the 30th highest hourly volume for the design hour volume (DIN). As is shown in Figure J, the 30th highest volume hour for this study road segment is consistent with hourly volumes immediately above and below it, so little would be gained by choosing a different hourly volume for the DIiV. The 30th highest hourly volume, about 14 percent of the average summer traffic, will therefore he used as the hourly volume for which any improvements will be designed. �30,-------~r_------_r--------~--------r_------_y------__, CAPACITY ANALYSIS ". Highway capacity analysis is the estimation of the maximum amount of traffic that can be carried by a given length of highway at various operational qualities. Six categories of road operational quality are defined as Levels of Service (LOS) "A" through "F", "A" being the best operational conditions, F being the worst. Criteria for levels of service address the freedom to move along a roadway without interference from other vehicles. Once estimated; these road capacities can be compared with existing and projected traffic volumes to determine the current and future ability of the road to carry the traffic. 2S The methodology used to analyze the traffic capacity of U.S. 89 through the canyon is published in the Transportation Research Board report, "Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209." A "general terrain" methodology, which is based .a ·+----------jl -------~------~ -------~ .--------_I-------___l Table 4 CAPACITY .AT EACtI LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR LOGAN CANYON PRESENT ROAOWAY CONDITIONS 0~--------~--------+--------1---------_I -------_4--------~ 10 30 .0 o GO 20 50 '~ighest Hours of the Year lEGEND o Level of Service or .JUNE. ""UlY AHO AUCUSf fHAF"ee Segment 1 Maximum Vehicles Per lIour Segment Segment 2 3 .AVI[AAGE a A FIGURE ) HIGHEST SOURLY VOWMES AS PERCENT OF SU~~~R AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC 53 68 n 191 174 165 267 C '010 I I I ~ < Q V V / V Y I I I 538 461 1508 1152 10~6 on average terrain, geOMetrics and traffic conditions, vas applied to the highway study aection. For conditions above or below the average of these elements, the capacity was increased or decreased. Under ideal operational conditions, capacity for a two-lane road is 2,800 vehicles per hour (vph). The results of the analysis are given in Table 4. YEAR It~O 306 629 E Various techniques are used to project future traffic volumes. All techniques rely on certain assumptions to provide the basis of the forecast. This study selected a past trends technique, which assumes that the trend established by past changes in traffic volume will generally continue into the future. Forecasts prepared using this method show an increase in summer traffic volume of approximately 2 percent. The summer ADT in the year 2010 is projected to be approximately 5800, a 75 percent increase over the present. Figure 4 shows that these figures compare very favorably to projections based on the current baseline population projections for the Wasatch Front and Bear River areas developed by the State of Utah. These areas are projected to experience population increases averaging 1.95 percent compounded annually. Using a projected annual growth rate of 1.95 percent, the ADT in Logan Canyon at the Card Guard Station would increase from 3,276 vehicles per day in 1980 to 5,847 vehicles per day in 2010. A summer ADT of 5,800 will therefore be used as the projected ADT for this study. 386 D U.S. 89 LOGAN CANYON By comparing these capacities with the selected design hour volume (DIN) based on present summer traffic volumes of between 370 and 425 vehicles per hour (vph) and a OHV based on projected summer traffic volumes of 545 to 627 vph, it can be seen in Table 5 that the road is currently operating during the summer at Level of Service D. By 2005, summer operational conditions will have deteriorated in all segments of the road to Level of Service E. This means that the road is currently over its capacity to carry its traffic without substantial delays occurring 75 percent or more of the time. With future traffic volumes, delays on the road can be expected more than 75 percent of the time. CONCLUSIONS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS An examination of highway characteristics for the study section of road suggests that the high number of curves resulting in limited visibility, which prevents passing, and substandard lane and shoulder widths are the greatest cause of the capacity problem. The large proportion of recreational vehicles and other slower vehicles of the total traffic volume is also a significant contributor to the problem that may increase in the future. If it is desirable to accommodate present and projected vehicle loads in Logan Canyon through the year 2010 at a level of service higher than "OW or WE," it will be necessary to improve problem areas of the roadway in some manner. This can best be accomplished by increasing passing opportunities and widening traffic lanes and shoulders, thus helping to prevent the formation of vehicle platoons and allowing traffic to move more freely through the canyon. I I lEGENO ECONOMIC' POPUlAT ION ,IIENO 9"5EO FOAEC"ST nGURE 4 PAST TAENO 8"S£ 0 fOil£C"Sl US - 59 PAST TREND VS ECONOMC AND POPULATlO~ ADT FORECAST Specific methods of achieving these improvements will be developed in the next step of the study, the development of improvement alternatives. �Table :; LEVEL or SERVICE AT PROJECTED DESIGN HOUR VOLUMES (OHVl PR.ESENT ROAOW~Y CONDITION 1990 1985 Segment 2000 1995 2010 2005 OHV LOS OHV LOS ~ LOS OHV LOS OHV ~ OHV LOS 425 0 469 0 S17 0 569 0 627 O-E 690 t 389 0 428 0 472 0 519 0 S72 630 E )70 ~ 0 408 0 <449 0 495 545 600 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS On August 26, the environmental and engineering staff of CH2M HILL working on the Logan Canyon project toured the Highway 89 study section with representatives of various local enviro~ntal groups and the U.S. Forest Service. The purpose of the tour was for the engineering consultant to gain a preliminary understanding of what environmental issues and concerns need to be considered in the development of improvement plans for the canyon. The following s\l~ary of the findings is preliminary because other opportunit1es for public input regardi.ng environmental ~oncerns will occur prior to the selection of the preferred ~mprovement alternatives and prior to the environmental analysis of the project. Nevertheless, it is important for the consultant to be aware, prior to any development of improvement alternatives, what are considered to be the most important and sensitive environmental resources of the canyon. During the tour, it was suggested by some present that the Canyon should be treated as a recreational corridor (a destination) rather than as a transportation link (a conduit for traffic). Recreational use of the corridor should be given priority over transportation use whenever a decision involving trade-offs is to be made in the study. Recreational use . d~a~s with visual resources, fishery habitat, recreational fac11~t1es, vegetation, and possibly other environmental elements. It was also pointed out that a special ambience exists in the lower part of the study route (Right Fork to below Lower Twin Bridge), created by the narrm" canyon walls, sheer rock cliffs, and tree canopy. Although the existing highway has been constructed through the canyon, other signs of human alteration are minimal. A number of specific elements that contribute to this overall ambience were identified. o Visual - . concern regarding road cuts and fills; destruct~on of focal points and existing fields of v~ew; introduction of artificial features; imposit10n of human alterations upon a relatively natura). setting o Recreation - protection of campgrounds, picnic areas and features of interest (springs, caves, etc.); provision of necessary facilities at interest points (parking, restrooms, etc.); bicycle safety; protection of fisheries • o River Protection - as a visual element; as a water body; as fishery habitat; as a recreational resource The tour progressed through the canyon from Logan to Bear Lake viewpoint w~t~ stops a~ong the way to address specific concerns ~t sens~t1ve locat~ons where road improvements were proposed 1n the past. The area from Right Fork to Tony Grove, the summit, and the Bear Lake viewpoint are the locations on the route that are most sensitive. Concern was cited that slopes in the lower canyon are so steep that cuts for the purpose of road widening can result in serious slope instability and slides. Avalanches can also be a problem in winter. Installation of guardrails in some places on the road has decreased site distance, cutting utilization of the few good passing locations. In other locations, their installation has eliminated views of the river. As additional concerns and issues relating to possible road improvements in the canyon become identified, they will be reported in project fact sheets, press releases, and public meetings. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Future Tasks and Public Involvement Opportunities �CHMHILL MEHORANDUM TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: October 1, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The eighth Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on September 22, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the UDOT District Office in Ogden. The next meeting will be held on October 6, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the UDOT District office. The agenda will be as follows: 1. 2• 3. ( 4. Review minutes of September 2 2 meeting. Review of Public Information meeting and comments received since the meeting. Review material prepared by Clark Ostergard describing the important visual considerations in the Canyon. Discuss possible public meeting in Garden City area. Future meeting schedule: October 6 October 20 November 3 November ]7 SLC-STAN/07 3 p.m. , 3 p.m. , 7 p.m. , 3 p.m. , District Office Brigham City Hall District Office District Office �CHMHlll MEMORANDUM ( TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: October 28, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The tenth Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on October 20, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the Brigham City Hall. Enclosed are the minutes for your review. The next meeting will be held on November 3, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service's Logan Ranger District office in Logan, Utah. The agenda will be as follows: 1. Review minutes of October 20 meeting. 2. Report on study of alternatives to Logan Canyon for through traffic - , John Neil, UDOT. 3. Continue discussion of goals and objectives for component and alternative development. Criteria for design speed and typical section enclosed in draft Technical Memorandum. 4. Outline of criteria for development of slow-moving vehicle turnouts and climbing lanes. Criteria enclosed in draft Technical Memorandum. 5. Status report on development of alternate alignments from Bear Lake 'S ummit to Garden City. 6. Review presentation for the Graden City public information meeting, to be held at 7:30 p.m. November 3. 7. Catered dinner will be brought in at 5:30 p.m. to enable timely departure to Garden City at 6:00 p.m. Future meeting schedule: November 17 December 8 December 22 January 11 SLC-STAN/07 7 3 3 3 p.m., p.m., p.m., p.m., District Office District Office Brigham City Hall District Office �CHMHlll MEMORANDUM ( TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: November 12, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The eleventh Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on November 3, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service Logan Ranger District Office in Logan, Utah. Enclosed are the minutes for your review. The next meeting will be held on November 17, 1986 at 7 p.m. at the UDOT District Office in Ogden, Utah. The agenda will be as follows: 1. 2. ( Review minutes of November 3 meeting. Discussion and action on alternatives to Logan Canyon for through traffic. Memorandum enclosed. 3. Discussion of issues and concerns resulting from the public involvement program. Draft Technical Memorandum enclosed. 4. Outline of schedule for completing the scoping process. 5. Review of inventory of existing roadside parking areas. 6. Areas within Canyon meeting criteria for climbing lanes. 7. Introduction of layouts of component for widening and improving the existing alignment from Right Fork to Ricks Spring. Future meeting schedule: December 8 December 22 January 11 January 25 SLC-STAN/07 3 3 3 7 p.m., p.m., p.m., p.m., District Office Brigham City Hall District Office District Office �INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING December 8, 1986 ADDITIONAL DATA FOR AGENDA ITEMS AGENDA ITEM NO.: 2. Public Involvement - Transcript of public comments received at the Logan meeting on September 23 and the Garden City Meeting on November 3. Copies of written comments received to date since September 23. Copies of summaries of written and verbal comments. 4. Copies of revised "Landscape Management" for roadsides in Logan Canyon. SLC90/09 ( ( ) �CNMHlll MEMORANDUM TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: December 18, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Team Meeting was held on December 8, 1986 at 3:00 p.m. at the UDOT District Office in Ogden, Utah. Enclosed are the minutes for your review. The next meeting will be held on December 22, 1986 at 3:00 p.m. at the Brigham City Hall, Brigham City, Utah. agenda will be as follows: The 1. Review minutes of December 8 meeting. ·2. Follow up discussion of visual impacts in the middle canyon 3. Fred LaBar presentation of the recreation plan. 4. Mark Hill presentation of a summary outline of acquatic resources. 5. Tom Haislip review schedule for completing the environmental technical memorandum. Future meeting schedule: . January 12 January 26 February 9 February 23 SLC91/d.1101 - 3:00 7:00 3:00 3:00 p.m., p.m., p.m., p.m., District Office District Office District Office Brigham City Hall �/ AGENDA - LOGAN CANYON STUDY INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY TEAM MEETING NO. 3 - OGDEN, UTAH July 14, 1986 - 3:00 p.m. 1. Review minutes of June 23, meeting. a. Revised outline of role of Interdisciplinary Team b. Revised outline of Public Involvement Plan 2. Discussion of traffic counting and forecasting. 3. Outline of transportation needs analysis. SLC77/59a ( �l MEMORANDUM TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: July 24, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The third interdisciplinary Team Meeting was held on July 14, 1986 at 3:00 p.m. at the UDOT District office in Ogden. Enclosed are minutes of the meeting for your review. The next meeting will be held on July 28, at 3:00 p.m. also at the UDOT District office. The agenda will be as follows: Review minutes of July 14, meeting. ,/ Traffic count data at various permanent stations. Presentation of proposed traffic forecasts. Discussion of highway capacity and level of service determination. Review of accident data. Update on status of Base Map preparation. Future Meeting Schedule: - August 11 August 25 September 8 September 22 SLC77/59a 7:00 3:00 3:00 7:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. District District District District Office office office office �MEMORANDUM ( TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: August 7, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The fourth Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on July 28, 1986, at 3 p.m. at the UDOT District office in Ogden. Enclosed are minutes of the meeting for your review. Also enclosed is a draft traffic forecast technical memorandum. The next meeting will be held on August 11, 1986, at 7 p.m., also at the UDOT District office. The agenda will be as follows: Review minutes of July 28 meeting Preview of draft traffic forecast technical memorandum Review of manual traffic counts taken on July 19 and August 2 ~~ Review of draft maintenance technical memorandum ~ Review of accident data Future meeting schedule: August 25 September 8 September 22 October 6 BOC4/085 SLC82/d.201 3 p.m. , 3 p.m. , 7 p.m. , 3 p. m. , District District District District office office office office �MEMORANDUM ( TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: August 21, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The fifth Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on August 11, 1986 at 7 p.m. at the UDOT District office in Ogden. The next meeting will be held on August 25, 1986, at 3 p.m., also at the UDOT District office. The agenda will be as follows: 1. 2. ( Review minutes of August 11 meeting Continued discussion of draft traffic forecast technical memorandum 3. Review of manual traffic counts 4. Review of existing roadway design features Future meeting schedule: September 8 September 22 October 6 October 20 SLC82/d.201 3 7 3 3 p.m., p.m., p.m., p.m., District District District Disctict office office office Office �MEMORANDUM TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: September 4, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The Sixth Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on August 25, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the UDOT District office in Ogden. The next meeting will be held on September 8, 1986, at 3 p.m., at the Brigham City Hall, 20 North Main Street. The agenda will be as follows: 1. 2. ( Review minutes of August 25 meeting Review of traffic accident data 3. Set date for first. general public information meeting. Review of presentation format and discussion of issues Future meeting schedule: September 22 October 6 October 20 November 3 SLC82/d.201 7 p.m. , 3 p.m. , 3 p.m. , 7 p.m. , District District Disctict District Office Office Office Office �MEMORANDUM ( TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: November 26, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The Twelfth Interdisciplinary Team Meeting was held on November 17, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. at the UDOT District Office in Ogden, Utah. Enclosed are the minutes for your review. The next meeting will be held on December 8, 1986 at 3:00 p.m. at the UDOT District Office in Ogden, Utah. The agenda will be as follows: 1. Review minutes of November 17 meeting. 2. Continued discussion of issues and concerns resulting from the public involvement program. 3. Discussion of schedule for completing the scoping process. 4. Update of visual classification by Clark Ostergaard, USFS. 5. Introduction of layouts of component for widening and improving the existing alignment from Ricks Spring to Garden City. NOTE: Preview at 2:30 p.m. of a computer simulation technique for depicting topographic modifications by John Ellsworth, Landscape Architect at USU. All those interested are invited to attend. Future meeting schedule: December 22 January 12 January 26 February 9 BOC3/106 SLC91/d.ll0l - 3:00 3:00 7:00 3:00 p.m., p.m., p.m., p.m., Brigham City Hall District Office District Office District Office �OfMHlll MEMORANDUM TO: Interdisciplinary Team FROM: Stan Nuffer DATE: September 17, 1986 SUBJECT: Logan Canyon Environmental Study PROJECT: B21163.DO The seventh Interdisciplinary Team meeting was held on September 8, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the Brigham City Hall in Brigham City, Utah. Enclosed are the meeting minutes for your review. Also enclosed are draft technical memorandums on traffic characteristics and traffic capacity. Please review these memorandums prior to the meeting because we will have a lot of material to cover. The next meeting will be held on September 22, 1986 at 3 p.m. at the UDOT District office. The agenda will be · as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review minutes of September 8 meeting. Discussion of traffic characteristics memorandum. Discussion of traffic capacity memorandum. Review and discussion of presentation for the first public information meeting scheduled for September 23, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. at the Logan City Hall. Discuss possible public information meeting in Garden City. Future meeting schedule: October 6 October 20 November 3 November 17 SLC-STAN/07 3 p.m. , District Office 3 p.m. , Brigham City Hall 3 p.m. , District Office 3 p.m. , District Office � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/19">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/19</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. To order photocopies, scans, or prints of this item for fair use purposes, please see Utah State University's Reproduction Order Form at: <a href="https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php">https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php</a> Digital Publisher List the name of the entity that digitized and published this item online. Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Date Digital Record the date the item was digitized. 2013 Conversion Specs Scanned by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, at 800 dpi. Archival file is PDF (800 dpi), display file is JPEG2000. Checksum 370649004 File Size Size of the file in bytes. 5982366 Bytes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Agenda and memorandums, July - December 1986 Description An account of the resource Ten memorandum cover pages from Stan Nuffer summarizing the minutes from the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Interdisciplinary Team meetings. Also three agendas for public meeting No. 1 in Logan City Hall, additional data for agenda, and agenda meeting No. 3 in Ogden, Utah. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nuffer, Stanton S. Subject The topic of the resource Logan Canyon (Utah) Logan Canyon (Utah)--History Logan Canyon Study Roads Improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon United States Highway 89 Utah Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available CH2M Hill (Firm : Salt Lake) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986-09-23 1986-09-22 1986-10-20 1986-11-03 1986-12-08 1986-07-14 1986-07-28 1986-08-11 1986-08-25 1986-11-17 1986-09-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Ogden (Utah) Logan (Utah) Utah United States Cache County (Utah) Weber County (Utah) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980-1989 20th century Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Sierra Club, Utah Chapter Archives, 1972-1986, COLL MSS 148 Series VIII Box 27 Folder 2 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. 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Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS148VIIIB27_Fd2_Page_18.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/69602fd7bfb7268fbdbeef42a57b5b0d.pdf 6310a5165b69158e658a237df267cc7d PDF Text Text PROJECT INTRODUCTION STUDY OF U.S. HIGHWAY 89 THROUGH LOGAN CANYON UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PURPOSE The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has the responsibility of maintaining all state and federal highways in a condition that will allow safe transportation. A number of specific sites along U.S. Highway 89 in Logan Canyon have been identified by UDOT as requiring repair in the near future to provide safe transportation in the Canyon. Much of the highway in the Canyon lies within the Cache National Forest, which is administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) who must approve all work on the road beyond routine maintenance. As a result of these currently needed repairs and other perceived problems, UDOT and USFS have agreed that an overall transportation plan for the Canyon is necessary and that a comprehensive study of the possible problems and needed repairs/improvements should be conducted rather than examining each site independently as major problems occur. To begin, UDOT selected CH2M HILL, a consulting firm of Engineers, Planners, Economists, and Scientists with offices in Salt Lake City and other communities throughout the country to conduct the study. Valley Engineering, Inc. of Logan is a major subcontractor. This study has three major objectives: o To identify locations on the road where problems in safety, maintenance, road design, and capacity occur, and to document these problems. o To propose several alternative means, through repair or improvements, to correct the problems. o To conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of the proposed alternatives on the environment. BACKGROUND This portion of U.S. 89 has been under scrutiny by UDOT for some time because of congestion, accidents, and maintenance problems. The highway has been on UDOT's schedule for improvement since the late 1950s. In 1961, improvements were made to the road between Logan and DeWitt Springs. In 1969, the section between DeWitt Springs and Right Hand Fork was improved. Pre-design work on improvements between Right Hand Fork and Ricks Springs was completed in late 1968, but following passage of the National Environmental Policy Act 1 �(NEPA) in 1969, local concern showed the necessity to reevaluate the project. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) determined in 1972 that an environmental impact statement (EIS) would be required for the project in accordance with NEPA. At this time, the project consisted of improvements to the road that would result in a 4-lane highway. Considerable study of the project intended to conclude in a draft EIS continued until April 1979. The original 4-lane highway concept was discarded for one that would widen the pavement from the existing 22 feet to 34 feet, provide a 5-foot cut ditch, and raise the design speed from 35 to 40 miles per hour. As a result of that change, the FHWA reclassified the project to require only an environmental assessment rather than a full EIS. Again, local concern (involving the environmental community), over the reclassification of the project resulted in the FHWA revising its decision and requiring a full EIS for the project. Changes to NEPA adopted by Congress in 1977 resulted in revision of all federal agency guidelines for the preparation of EIS. UDOT therefore suspended work on the EIS in 1980 to await the new directives, and is now reactivating the process. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY The first task is to analyze travel constraints in the Canyon, including safety, maintenance costs, points of substandard design, and congestion. Accident reports will be reviewed in an attempt to determine the cause, and accident rates will be compared with those of comparable roads in the state. Locations with abnormally high maintenance costs will be evaluated. This analysis will include calculation of permile costs for the entire length of road, identification of specific sites of unusually high costs, and comparison of these costs with statewide road maintenance costs. Highway segments where the road geometrics may be inadequate for the overall design speed will be inventoried and assessed. Finally, the degree and occurrence of congestion on the road will be determined by identifying the road capacity and evaluating current traffic volumes. The level of service that can be provided on the existing highway in year 2010, with expected traffic increases, will be projected. A report will be prepared explaining the findings of this part of the study. The second task will be to prepare a transportation plan for the corridor, including up to six alternative concepts. The alternatives will consider specific repairs or improvement plans for sites where problems have been identified including spot improvements, resurfacing, new signing, reconstruction along the existing alignment, and widening of the existing 2 �roadway between Right-Hand Fork and Garden City. Such widening might include slow-moving vehicle lanes, passing lanes, or minor alignment changes. From Bear Lake Summit to Garden City, the plan will consider the location of two totally new, alternative routes, one to the north of the existing road and one to the south. Each alternative will be evaluated in terms of costs and benefits, including construction costs, reduction of travel time, vehicle and road maintenance costs, safety, aesthetics, and recreational factors. General environmental trade-offs and a comparison of engineering requirements for each alternative will also be incorporated into the technical report prepared upon completion of this study task. Major geologic features of the study corridor will be identified and a geotechnical analysis conducted. A description of engineering conditions of the soils and geology as they relate to possible construction and maintenance problems will result from the analysis. Northern Engineering and Testing of Salt Lake City is a subcontractor to CH2M HILL for the geotechnical work. An environmental analysis will then be conducted. A full environmental impact statement may ultimately be required. The environmental analysis will include participation of interest groups, agencies, and the general public to identify major issues to be investigated in the analysis. The analysis will be based on literature review and field studies and will identify possible impacts of each project alternative and suggest mitigation measures. SCHEDULE Work on the project began in June and is expected to be completed by June 1987, with the possible exception of some public participation activities and completing the environmental analysis. A study task schedule for major work in each task is provided below. Task 1 Analysis of Transportation Need Started early June 1986; complete August 1986 Task 2 Location Studies/Transportation Plan Begin early August 1986; complete late November 1986 Task 3 Geotechnical Considerations Begin early September 1986; complete late October 1986 Task 4 Public Involvement To be conducted throughout study duration 3 �Task 5 Coordination To be conducted throughout study duration Task 6 Environmental Analysis Started June 1986; complete late January 1987 Task 7 Preparation of Documents Begin early January 1987; complete late May 1987 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT/AGENCY COORDINATION A public involvement plan based upon project milestones will be implemented during the study. In addition to the program proposed for each study milestone, the following activities will occur continuously throughout the study: o Maintenance of a Mailing List - all individuals an~ interest groups requesting mailings will be included on this list (list available upon request) o Local Study Liaison - Valley Engineering, Inc. in Logan will maintain copies of all informational material on the study in its Logan office, and will answer or refer questions to the appropriate person. CH2M HILL will also perform this service in its Salt Lake City office o Local repositories for study materials will be arranged at the Logan Public Library, Utah State University Library, Garden City Municipal Offices, and Salt Lake City Public Library. All informational materials will also be available at Wasatch/ Cache National Forest offices in Ogden and at the Utah Department of Transportation offices in Salt Lake City MILESTONE 1 - BEGINNING OF PROJECT o Study Organization and Data Gathering and the analysis of transportation needs began in early June 1986. o Interdisciplinary Team Organization - an interdisciplinary team which includes representatives from UDOT, USPS, FHWA, the environmental community and CH2M HILL was organized in June 1986. o Press Release to be submitted to all media included on mailing list - week of July 28, 1986. 4 �o Project Introduction - a detailed written explanation of the history of this study, the reasons for conducting this study, and the tasks to be conducted, will be mailed to all groups/individuals included on the mailing list - week of July 28, 1986. MILESTONE 2 - COMPLETION OF TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ANALYSIS The analysis and conclusions of this study should be close to completion by mid August 1986. o Press Release to be submitted to all media included on mailing list - late August 1986. o Summary Report of Findings/Fact Sheet will be mailed to all groups/individuals on mailing list late August 1986. o Town Meeting to discuss findings and answer questions, to be held in Logan - early September 1986. o Meetings With Interest Groups as requested - following town meeting - early September 1986. o Written Summary of activities, response, and issues will be prepared upon completion of ·the second phase of the public involvement program late September 1986. MILESTONE 3 - COMPLETION OF ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT (Prior to environmental impact analysis) - This should occur near the end of November. o Press Release giving brief review of study findings to date, explaining proposed alternatives, and reviewing the proposed scoping activities will be submitted to all media on the mailing list - late November 1986. o Fact Sheet giving detailed explanation of each alternative with graphic illustration, explanation of level of service provided by each, and general advantages and disadvantages, will be sent to each entry on mailing list - late November 1986. o Meetings With Interest/Service Groups expressing strong interest in the study will be held during December to discuss the alternatives and identify their concerns. A maximum of four such meeting are planned, and as a result some groups might be requested to meet together. Groups that request such a meeting might include: 5 �Sierra Club Utah Wilderness Association Bridgerland Audubon Society Rich-Cache Tourist Council Cache County Chamber of Commerce Bear River Association of Governments Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau Cache Economic Development Council Civic/Service Clubs o Town Meeting will be held in Logan to summarize alternatives, report on concerns voiced by groups/ individuals, receive testimony on other concerns. Issues to be addressed in environmental analysis will be summarized - early January 1987. o Press Release reviewing scoping process activities and issues to be studied in environmental analysis will be submitted to all media included on mailing list - mid January 1987. o Written Summary of all public involvement activities, response, and issues will be prepared after the activities of this phase have been conducted late January 1987. MILESTONE 4 - COMPLETION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT This milestone will occur approximately May 29, 1986. o Videotape explaining the alternatives and discussing the environmental tradeoffs will be developed prior to Milestone 4 to be presented during this stage - Months of February and March 1987. o Summary Report reviewing findings of the draft analysis will be mailed to all groups/individuals included on mailing list - early June 1987. o Press Release reporting findings of environmental analysis and schedule for public input/hearings to be submitted to all media listed in mailing list early June 1987. o Workshop Meeting to present videotape, discuss environmental analysis findings, allow questions and answers - Logan, late June 1987. o Public Hearing to present videotape and receive testimony on draft environmental analysis - Logan, July 1987; possible hearing in Ogden or Salt Lake City, July 1987. Written testimony will be accepted for 30 days after last hearing. 6 �o Written Summary of all public involvement activities, response, and issues will be prepared after the activities of Phase 4 have been conducted August 1987. All aspects of the public involvement program will remain flexible since it must be responsive to the conduct of the project and the needs of the community. Public involvement activities will be announced in all press releases. Public agencies indicating interest in the study will be included in the public involvement activities. In addition to the U.S. Forest Service and Federal Highway Administration, other public agencies that will be involved in the study include the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Bureau of Air Quality, Bureau of Water Quality, Geological and Mineral Survey, and Division of State History. STUDY ORGANIZATION In addition to personnel from CH2M HILL and Valley Engineering, Inc., an interdisciplinary team has been established to provide input and recommendations throughout the course of the study. Study team members are listed below. Team Leader Stan Nuffer CH2M HILL Commission Representative Todd Weston Utah Dept. of Transportation Highway Preconstruction Engineer Lynn Zollinger Utah Dept. of Transportation Environmental Engineer John Neil Utah Dept. of Transportation Transportation Planning Stan Nuffer CH2M HILL Recreation Fred Labar USFS, Logan Geotechnical Allan Stilley Northern Engineering & Testing Public Involvement Sheldon Barker CH2M HILL Representative a of the Environmental Community Jack Spence Sierra Club 7 �Landscape Architecture Clark Ostergaard Wasatch/Cache Nat'l. Forest Fisheries Biologist Mark Shaw Wasatch/Cache Nat'l. Forest Ex-Officio Duncan Silver FHWA aAlternate Environmental Community Representatives: Rudy Lukez Torn Lyon Steve. Flint Bill Helm Sierra Club Utah Wilderness Association Bridgerland Audubon Assoc. Unattached QUESTIONS Stan Nuffer Sheldon Barker Cliff Forsgren CH2M HILL, Salt Lake City (801) 363-0200 Contact: Gale Larson Valley Engineering Inc., Logan (801) 753-0153 SLC79/d.402 8 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/13">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/13</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. 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Title A name given to the resource Introduction to Highway 89 study Description An account of the resource An 8 page project introduction by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) that outlines the purpose of the Logan Canyon study, listing three main objectives. the backgroud and description of the Logan Canyon study a schedule, including a list of seven outlined tasks a section on public involvement and agency coordination that includes four milestones a list of team members and contact information. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Utah. Department of Transportation Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource CH2M Hill (Firm : Salt Lake City, Utah) Subject The topic of the resource Logan Canyon (Utah) United States Highway 89 Utah Roadside improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Utah. Department of Transportation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-06-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Logan Canyon (Utah) Utah United States Cache County (Utah) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980-1989 20th century Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Sierra Club, Utah Chapter Archives, 1972-1986, COLL MSS 133 Box 10 Folder 6 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. View the inventory for this collection at: <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv07669">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv07669</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Photograph Curator, phone (435) 797-0890. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS133Bx10_Item_6.pdf Highway 89; https://highway89.org/files/original/e06ac4b73b4879747a94b8803fe82416.pdf b16a4c26580326bc2d39242ccf837949 PDF Text Text PA RT N ERS: HANCEY ~ JONES ~ WRIGHT & CO. L) Blaine W. Hancey . CPA ( Retired) Gary D. Jones. CPA Ro bert L. Wrigh t. CPA Do uglas H. Swenson. CPA Paul D. Simkins. CPA P RO FESS IO NA LS: R . Leu Dell Tripp. C PA Carl J. La w. CPA John T. Barker, C PA M ichael C. Kidman, CPA Mark R. Mo ntgomery, CPA C ER TI FI ED P U BLI C ACCO UN T AN TS 95 West 100 Sou th . S uite tl200 . P.O . Box 747, Loga n. Uta h 8432 145 73 January 4, 1989 Municipal Council City of Logan 255 North Main Logan, Utah 84321 We have compiled the accompanying information from a telephone survey developed and conducted by Councilman Fred Duersch Jr. This compilation is 1 imited to presenting information that is the representation of Councilman Duersch. We have not audited or reviewed the accompanying information and, accordingly, do not express and opinion or any other form of assurance. The purpose of the survey was to determine voter attitudes regarding proposed modifications to the Logan Canyon Highway. The sample was taken from a 1 ist publ ished by Carr Printing of Logan City residents who voted in the 1987 elections. A systematic sample of 208 was taken from a population of 3,722. The sample represents approximately 6% of the population. Exh i bit 1 shows the quest ions used in the survey and the sample occurrence rate of aYes u and RNo n responses. It also shows the true occurrence rate for uNon answers in the tota l population based on a statistical evaluation. Exhibits 2 - 8 show information regarding respondents to the survey by gender, frequency in travel ing the canyon and the amount of time 1 iving in the county. #~"-v) ~" /UN !J i t~ . HANCEY , JONES, WRIGHT & CO. Certified Pub1 i c Accoun t ants \/ l'l1lh l' fI ()f (1/1' Prt\'ute CU fIl{JafH l' \ Pra('f/Ce S(' C f/IJI/ 11( (1/(' A lll erican I,I\(/{II( (' IJ(Ct'r(if/ec/ Pu nlt" . 4 (,(,() /II /f(JII/ I (801 ) 752 -1510 �EXHIBIT 1 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY WE ARE 95;'~ CONFIDENT THAT THE TRUE OCCURRENCE RATE FOR SAtv1PLE "NO" IS BETWEEN X OCCURREl'·JCE - Y PERCENT OF THE RATE TOTAL POPULATION QUESTIONS YES NO X;~ - Y% YOU IN FAVOR OF MODIFICATIONS OF SOME TYPE IN THE CANYON? 99;'~ 1% • 2~~ - 3/~ YOU IN FAVOR OF STRAIGHTENING SELECTED CURt..,'ES IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE CANYON BETlJ..lEEN RIGHT HAND FORK AND RICKS SPRINGS? S9% 11 ~,~ 7'''.'. - 16;~; 9"'/ ~/. S' " /. 5% - 1 "'/ ~". 88% 12% S·,. /. - 17% 73% 2~" I/o 21;~ - 33;~ 55% 45;·': 38% - 5"-/ 3/~ 9 ..... ·" 1/. 94/~ - 99/~ 9;-..' . (.'. 3-" /. 1." /. - 6-" ". DO YOU BELIEVE MODIFYING THE HIGHWAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEl.) EL0 PM ENT IN CACHE, RICH, AND BEAR LAKE COUNTIES? 72;~ 28;': 22/: - 34% DO YOU BELl E,,'E HIGHWAY MODIFICATIONS CAN BE MADE WITHOUT: A. DESTROYING THE BEAUTY OF THE CANYON? B. CAUSING PERMANENT ENt..,' I RON~1 ENTAL DAMAGE? 95;~ 93;·': 5% 7% 3-/ ". 4'''". - 11 /~ ~RE ~RE ARE YOU IN FAt..,'OR OF SELECTED PASSING LANES? ~RE YOU IN FAVOR OF SCENIC TURNOUTS? YOU IN FAt..,'OR OF BETTER CAMPGROUND ACCESS AND EGRESS IN RELATION TO THE HIGHWAY? ~RE ~RE YOU IN FAt..,'OR OF CHANGING THE COURSE OF THE RIVER IF REQUIRED FOR HIGHWAY MODIFICATION? pO YOU FEEL EXI STING BRIDGES ARE SAFE FOR USE BY THE TRAIv'ELING PUBLIC? YOU IN FAVOR OF REPLACING EXISTING BRIDGES WITH WIDER BRIDGES? ~RE ~ ." . 9'/ .I. I DO YOU BELL EtJE THE PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY BET'AlEEN FIRST DAM AND RIGHT HAND FORK IS: /-'4. AN I MPROVEi1ENT? B. ABOUT THE SAtv1E? c. WORSE I"JHEt-··J CO~'1PARED TO THE REST OF THE HI GHWAY'? 84i'~ 13/: . .-. .' W/. I I : I �EXHIBIT 2 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 60 PERCENT 50 40~--~ 30J.---~ 20 1------1: rmmmB FEMA LE 56% 101---~ ~MALE 44% o RESPONDENT BREAKDOWN �EXHIBIT 3 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 50 PERCENT 40 30~----------~~~ 20 t-------~ -FEMALE 10 11%,40%,5% ramaMALE 4%,30%,10% o SELDOM SOME OFTEN TRAVEL FREQUENCY BY RESPONDENTS �EXHIBIT 4 LOGAN CANYON HICHWAY SURVEY 100 PERCENT 75 t----Y.; 50~---t/ 25t----~ "i"'"A-----------tIOOBlUN:DER 5 YR 7% o 93% t.__~~~~~~III~a1I1L_--.Jrama OVI- R 5 RESPONDENTS BY TIME LIVING IN COUNTY YR �EXHIBIT 5 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 100 PERCENT 75t-~ 50t--~ 25t--~ ~------------------------~mMMNO 10%, 1% [_~IIIIIIIIIIIL ol OVER 5 YRS ____~~~l-____~~~YES 83%,6% UNDER 5 YRS ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF STRAIGHTENING SELECTED CURVES ... ? �EXHIBIT 6 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 100 PERCENT 75 t---~ 50 I-------r 25 t---~ ~------------------------~mMMNO 2%)1% rmaaYES 91%)6% OVER 5 YRS UNDER 5 YRS ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF REPLACING EXISTING BRIDCES WITH WIDER BRIDGES? �EXHIBIT 7 LOGAN CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 100 PERCENT 75 t------Y. 50t-~ 25 t---+': ~------------------------~MAAMNO 4%) 1% ~YES 89%J6~ OVER 5 YRS Ut~DER 5 YRS CAN MODIFICATIONS BE .MADE WITHOUT DESTROYING THE BEAUTY OF THE CANYON? �LOGAN EXHIBIT 8 CANYON HIGHWAY SURVEY 100 PERCENT 75 t--+: 501-----V- -WORSE -IN COMPARISON 251--~ ~--------------t-ABOUT T~ SAME ~ at _JIIIILIIIIIIIlI..__~~L_,,-_ _J~ OVER 5 YRS UNDER 5 YRS DO YOU BELIEVE THE PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY .. DIS? AN IMPROVE -MENT � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/6">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/highway89/id/6</a> Purchasing Information Describe or link to information about purchasing copies of this item. To order photocopies, scans, or prints of this item for fair use purposes, please see Utah State University's Reproduction Order Form at: <a href="https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php">https://library.usu.edu/specol/using/copies.php</a> Digital Publisher List the name of the entity that digitized and published this item online. Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Date Digital Record the date the item was digitized. 2013 Conversion Specs Scanned by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, at 800 dpi. Archival file is PDF (800 dpi), display file is JPEG2000. Checksum 564613655 File Size Size of the file in bytes. 4859817 Bytes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Widening of Logan Canyon Highway Report Description An account of the resource A compilation, by Hancey, Jones, Wright & Co. Co., of information gathered from a telephone survey conducted by Councilman Fred Duersch Jr. Includes Exhibits 1 and 2 which show the results of the information in graphs and tables. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hancey, Jones, Wright & Company Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Duersch, Fred, Jr. Subject The topic of the resource United States Highway 89 Utah Logan (Utah) Logan Canyon (Utah) Roadside improvement--Utah--Logan Canyon Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Administrative records Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hancey, Jones, Wright &amp Company. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-01-04 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Utah Logan (Utah) Cache County (Utah) United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980-1989 20th century Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Senator John P. Holmgren papers, 1985-1989, COLL MSS 133 Box 45 Folder 8 Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. View the inventory for this collection at: <a href="http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv07669">http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv07669</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries Photograph Curator, phone (435) 797-0890. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Highway 89 Digital Collections Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSS133Bx45_Item_8.pdf Highway 89;