July 9, 2002 (Cont'd) dents, particularly 1900 West in Roy. Heavy overflow traffic on 1900 West has forced UDOT to take that street off its alternate road recommendations. "It's almost as bad," Sagendorf said. Neff said morning delays on I-15 resulted in a mile-long backup that lasted about 15 minutes, while evening drive-time delays resulted in 25 minute delays. "It wasn't as bad as we figured," UDOT's Nile Easton said. "It could get worse though." At current volume levels, traffic is expected to back up for 10 miles, or one hour, at certain hours. That means de-lays as far as the Layton Hills Mall for Northbound traffic and as far as the Box Elder County/Weber County line. Although UDOT strongly advises motorists to avoid the area, as alternatives it suggests motorists use Harrison Bou-levard, Washington Boulevard, Wall Avenue or Riverdale Road. Neff does acknowledge that some of the alternates could experience heavy delays as well, especially Wall Avenue, as it is currently enduring a major construction project too. The I-15 project includes safety enhancements, shoulder reconstruction and bridge repair, similar to the project currently finishing up on I-15 in Clearfield. The Clearfield project is expected to finish up ahead of schedule on Sunday. No new lanes will be added with either project, but construction will help accommodate a complete reconstruction and widening of I-15 in the project limits within the next 10 years. Driving tips Tips for dealing with Ogden area road construction: Use Washington Boulevard or Harrison Boulevard. Motorists entering southbound I-15 in the Ogden area are advised to use Riverdale Road and Exit 342 in Riverdale. Those entering northbound I-15 are advised to use 2700 North and Exit 352 in Farr West. For northbound motorists on I-15 from Salt Lake City: Take Exit 326 at Farmington and follow U.S. 89 up through Ogden, re-enter northbound I-15 at 2700 North (Exit 352) in Farr West. Take Clearfield Exit 336, west on S.R. 193 to S.R. 126, north on S.R. 126 to 21 st Street in West Haven, east on 21 st to Wall Avenue in Ogden, north on Wall to U.S. 89 in Harrisville, north on U.S. 89 to 2700 North in Farr West, west on 2700 North and re-enter northbound I-15 at Exit 352. For southbound motorists I-15 from Box Elder County: Use U.S. 89 down through Ogden, re-enter southbound I-15 at U.S. 89 merge in Farmington. Take Exit 360 in Willard, east on S.R. 315 to U.S. 89, south on U.S. 89 to Wall Avenue in Harrisville, south on Wall to 21 st Street in Ogden, west on 21 st Street to S.R. 126 in West Haven, south on S.R. 126 to 31 st Street, east on 31 st Street and re-enter southbound I-15 at Exit 344. The following I-15 ramps will be closed through the end of September: Westbound 31 st Street on-ramp to northbound I-15. Eastbound 31 st Street on-ramp to northbound I-15. 24th Street on-ramp to southbound I-15. 21 st Street on-ramp to southbound I-15. Source: Utah Department of Transportation July 11, 2002 Storm water plan still in initial stages By WINA STURGEON_ Standard-Examiner correspondent MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE - The mayor, city council and city administrator had no independence day from work on July 4th. They had to catch up on something with a deadline approaching too quickly - the EPA storm water issue, and so an official council meeting took place on America's most patriotic day. The Environmental Protection Agency has mandated that Utah cities and towns come up with a plan to handle storm water runoff. But it is an expensive proposition for small cities such as Marriott/Slaterville. To save money, nearly every incorporated area in the county has chosen to participate in We-ber County's presentation to the EPA. "We're hurting for time to get this done by the September deadline that the EPA has put on us, on all the cities. We're all jumping through hoops to get this done," Mayor Keith H. Butler said. The city had requested bids for the first phase, which is compiling all the facts and figures needed to allow the city to go with the Weber County permit. The bids were opened at a recent council meeting. 48 "The reason we held the meeting on the 4th is because after we opened the bids, we realized we didn't have enough time to evaluate them. We couldn't study them in our council meeting that night, and in our schedule you can only have a council meeting on certain days, and the 4th was the next time we could have a meeting," said Butler. Despite having to work on the biggest picnic and fireworks day of the year, Butler said no one grumbled. The meet-ing was open to the public, but to no one's surprise, the city officials were the only ones who showed up.