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Dear UDOT,
This has GOT TO STOP. Road work along Bangerter Hwy, between 12400 and 11800 South, from early evening till early early morning is making it nearly impossible for me to sleep. This has been going on, off and on, for a while now. The loud humming and sometimes high pitch humming, from the massive machines along the highway, doing whatever they are doing, is incredibly loud...for HOURS! And I'm a quarter mile away, I can only imagine how much worse it is for those right along the highway. Can't that machinery be used after rush hour traffic in the morning, especially now that it's cooling down? I can hardly take it anymore. I don't know how I'm going to survive the two years it's going to take you to re-do the intersection at 11400 So and Bangerter. No one is going to be sleeping at all. PLEASE find a different solution and let us sleep!!
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UDOT Administration (Verified Official)
Признана UDOT Region 2 (Verified Official)
Thank you for reaching out to us via SeeClickFix. We apologize for the nighttime noise and for the inconvenience and loss of sleep that it is causing for you.
You are correct that the reason for the work at night is partially to avoid disruption of the Bangerter Highway traffic during the day, but also because moving the construction equipment into place is far safer at night. Crews are doing their best to reserve grinding near the most populated areas for earlier in the evenings.
Concrete grinding on the northbound lanes will be wrapping up in the next week or two. It will be followed by grooving, or recessing the concrete in preparation for striping.
As grinding ends on the northbound lanes, it will then commence on the southbound lanes.
If you have any further concerns, please contact our project team directly at (888) 427-8585 or via email at bangerterresurface@utah.gov.
Tired Dad (Registered User)
The noise at night has to stop! I live almost 2 miles away and it is unbearable. Need to manage this during the day. Not impressed with the nose management or consideration of thousands of people that live in the area. There has to be a better time to do this. ....
Also when is this expected to be done?!
K Hall (Registered User)
H (Registered User)
J (Registered User)
UDOT Region 2 (Verified Official)
We very much apologize for the noise and disruption that construction is causing for you. The noise that you are hearing is caused by concrete grinders, which are grinding the surface of the Bangerter Highway between 9000 South and the I-15 interchange. The grinding work will extend the life of the roadway and create a smoother, quieter and safer ride. Work is taking place at night in order to avoid disruption of the daytime traffic and to safely move the large equipment in and out of the construction zone. Traffic engineers have estimated that closing even one lane of traffic during the daytime hours would create several miles of backup.
UDOT and the contractor have met to try and find ways to reduce the noise. The contractor is trying to perform grinding in the most populous areas earlier in the night, and have also reduced the number of grinding passes. They have also brought in additional grinders to perform the work concurrently so that the number of nights required is reduced. Still another possibility that they have discussed is to move a portion of the grinding to daytime hours. This can only be done on the inside shoulder and a portion of the first lane, while the second and third lanes will still require grinding at night.
Even after applying some of the options, there will still be significant work that must be performed at night, so we are anticipating that the noise will still continue for 20 - 25 more work nights. Crews are scheduled to have the work completed by Thanksgiving. Not all of those nights will be in your area, so the project and the noise are finally winding down.
Again,we are very sorry for the nighttime noise. We are doing everything that we can to expedite the project and reduce the noise impacts to you, your family and your neighbors. If you have any further concerns, please contact our project team directly at (888) 427-8585 or via email at bangerterresurface@utah.gov. You can also sign up to receive project e-mail updates by sending a request to bangerterresurface@utah.gov.
South Jordan Resident (Registered User)
Закрыта Becky - UDOT Communications (Verified Official)