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Jul 29

DNR North East State Park projects awarded to Meridian Engineering by DFCM and DNR.

By Project Progress

As the prime consultant to DFCM, Meridian is working with subconsultants MGB+A, SPE Architecture, Colvin Engineering and WHW to design 4 separate projects cohesively. These projects consist of Jordanelle’s Rock Cliff campground expansion and Ross Creek day use area, Rockport Reservoir’s Cedar Point new day use area, and a new campground at Deer Creek Reservoir. Total construction value is approximately $16 million.

 
Jordanelle Reservoir State Park’s new proposed Rock Cliff campground site
Deer Creek Reservoir State Park proposed new campground

The projects have simultaneously kicked off early July 2021 for quick design execution, with the goal of completing construction documents this fall and starting construction in December 2021 to meet legislative funding requirements. Coordination with existing utility agencies, UAS flights and conventional topography surveys for each location along with schematic design is underway.

Look forward to getting out and enjoying some of these new planned recreational areas expected to be ready for Utah recreators in the summer of 2022.

Future site for Rockport Reservoir’s Cedar Point Day Use area
Apr 21

Meridian survey crew travels locally to Little Cottonwood Canyon for Monument Preservation activities.

By Completed Project

One of Meridian’s survey crews spent the day in Little Cottonwood Canyon April 5th, 2021 creating monument corner records for a few monuments Salt Lake County did not have data on per Utah State Code 17-23-17.5. Meridian survey crew chief, Mo Sykes, (shown) is actually standing in the hole dug to expose a monument for GPS observation.

Crew safety was a bit tricky while working on other nearby sloped sites at this scenic location west of Alta Ski Resort. For a site like this, only certain times of the year are feasible to work.  Typical winters in Utah have too much snow and the avalanche dangers are high, requiring beacons, shovels, and probes -avalanche safety gear.  However, with this spring’s substantial warm period, the avalanche danger was reduced, and shovels and GPS equipment sufficed.  You can tell this was a fun outing for Meridian’s field crew.

 

Apr 13

Peruvian Park Elementary breaks ground in Sandy, Utah for a new rebuilt school.

By Project Progress

Now with the school’s design phase complete, Peruvian Park students jumped at the chance to participate in its groundbreaking on March 30, 2021 to mark the start of the construction of their new school. These prideful Panthers joined Canyons District administrators and local elected officials with golden shovels in their hands and commemorative hard hats on their heads to turn that dirt.

Meridian Engineering as part of the architectural engineering design team lead by NJRA Architects worked together to collaborate a beautiful, tech-friendly, two-story educational facility.

 

Our role began with design grade surveying, boundary analysis, amended subdivision platting. Civil design included site grading and drainage plans for two parking lots, bus and parent drop of zones, and two new play fields.  In addition, Meridian provided site utility design for all new sewer, water, and storm drain connections. With the addition of some new site walls, this school will be much easier to access. The new school will be constructed by Hogan Construction, and is slated to be complete and open by August 2022. Meanwhile, the kids will bus to the Crescent View Building for their schooling during its construction.

https://peruvianpark.canyonsdistrict.org/

Apr 02

Meridian survey crew travels to Idaho this week for control, design grade mapping and right of way determination.

By Completed Project

Meridian survey crew chief, Mo Sykes, gets the credit for these crisp clean shots while surveying the existing structure at Burnett Ditch Crossing along US 93 for the Idaho Transportation Department near Mackay, Idaho. In Mo’s words, “I was surveying section corners in Custer County, Idaho and it’s a beautiful place.  The mountains in the background are part of the Lost River Range, which contains Mount Borah, the tallest in Idaho. Surveying section corners is definitely the most exciting part of any project.”

 
Mar 23

US 89 Garden City Cable Net Runaway Truck Ramp ….first of its kind in Utah

By Completed Project

 

Meridian Engineering completed Surveying and Right of Way Design for 5 parcels of Highway 89 on the way to Garden City while working with Kimley Horn as the lead designers.  This was an emergency project that was imperative for timely completion due to frequent semi-trucks losing their brakes while coming down the hill out of Logan Canyon.

This solution funded by UDOT helps slow run away trucks down by using cable wire nets before the truck can reach Bear Lake Boulevard and possibly crash into town, which has occurred several times resulting in frequent destruction of town property. This project required great coordination while working with UDOT and Garden City. Deliverables included Base Mapping of Existing Surface utilizing LiDAR Point Cloud Extraction and the Development of final Right of Way Plans and Documents that were used during R/W negotiations with landowners. We hope the completed ramp has brought an essence of security back to the Garden City community.

Check out the finish product clip from 2News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIB5QXtNVsQ

AGC Award winner constructed by Wollam Construction