Further analysis prompts passage of EM Transportation Master Plan

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Eagle Mountain City has formally adopted a new Transportation Master Plan. In September, City staff presented the Transportation Master Plan to the Eagle Mountain City Council for discussion and approval. At both the September, and a subsequent October City Council meetings, the Council tabled the proposed Plan until further research could be conducted to study… Read more »

UCSO offers R.A.D. self-defense courses to Eagle Mountain residents

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The Utah County Sheriff’s Office Eagle Mountain division will be offering several RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) classes to residents free of charge in 2023.  RAD is a self-defense and empowerment program for women and children that teaches risk awareness, reduction and self-defense techniques, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.   According to the Utah County… Read more »

Lower Hidden Valley development comes back for further consideration

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The Lower Hidden Valley development is coming back to the Eagle Mountain City Council for further consideration. Several residents have expressed concerns around the development’s adherence to the City’s Mule Deer Migration Corridor in addition to concerns about the preservation of local mountain biking trails. Steve Mumford, Community Development director for Eagle Mountain City, sees… Read more »

Monday vehicle crash prompts traffic safety reminders

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Around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on SR-73, closing the road between Eagle Mountain Blvd and Airport Rd. for more than one hour. The accident occurred when one driver, headed westbound on SR-73, allegedly attempted to pass a dump truck in a no-passing zone and collided with an… Read more »

UDOT constructing traffic signal at maligned SR-73 intersection

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An intersection that Eagle Mountain residents have requested for traffic signal improvements is now seeing changes. The Utah Department of Transportation recently began work to install traffic lights on SR-73 at Mustang Way. Eagle Mountain City Engineer Chris Trusty says this project has been in the works since April of 2022. “They did a traffic… Read more »

Community sandbag project looks to prevent flooding

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Most of the western United States has experienced a wetter-than-average winter. This has led to flooding in several states, most notably in California. The Old Farmer’s Almanac also predicts a wet, albeit mild, winter for the western half of the United States, with most of Utah experiencing moderate rainfall rather than snow. In preparation for… Read more »

Some City Center residents evacuated after Wednesday gas leak

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About a dozen homes were evacuated in the area of Sundance Drive in Eagle Mountain’s City Center on Wednesday. According to Unified Fire Authority officials, a resident accidentally backed their trailer into their home’s gas meter, causing a leak. Firefighters responded to the call, which came in just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, to assist… Read more »

Precipitation on track to exceed monthly average

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With heavy winter storms all across the western United States, Utah has seen one of its wettest winters in 50 years. December 2022 ranked 6th in Utah’s history for snowfall. In the new year, the precipitation hasn’t stopped – though warmer temperatures have meant rain rather than snow. The weather station at the Salt Lake… Read more »