UDOT Schedules Ground-Breaking Ceremony for 2700 N. Project

Ogden, UT -- August 25,2003 -- The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), in coordination with contractor Staker and Parson Companies, will hold an official ground breaking ceremony for its 2700 N. project. The project will provide a key freeway connector for the cities of North Ogden and Pleasant View and make needed capacity improvements through Farr West as well as improve mobility for the entire surrounding area.

Project scope includes reconstruction and widening of 2700 N. between Interstate 15 in Farr West and U.S. 89 in Pleasant View to two lanes in each direction with a center turn median. Additionally, a new alignment will be constructed between U.S. 89 and Washington Blvd. in North Ogden. The project traverses four municipalities (North Ogden, Pleasant View, Harrisville and Farr West) and will provide a continuous route between the freeway and Washington Blvd.

WHAT: Project ground breaking ceremony

WHEN: Monday, August 25 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: 2600 N. and 300 E. in North Ogden (open lot on 2600 N. just west of Washington Blvd.)

WHO: Scheduled speakers include UDOT Executive Director John Njord, Staker and Parson CEO John Parson, Transportation Commissioner Ken Warnick, Speaker of the House Marty Stephens, Senator David Gladwell, North Ogden Mayor Lynn Muirbrook, and Pleasant View Mayor James Fisher.

Staker and Parson Companies of West Haven has been awarded the $10 million construction contract. It is anticipated construction will begin in late August with project completion scheduled for Fall 2004.
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