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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show July 9, 2002 Marriott Slaterville Entrapped in the Midst "of Going Nowhere " BRIAN NICHOLSON/Standard-Examiner A line of trucks and cars are backed up on Interstate 15 Monday because of road construction taking place between 31 st Street and 12th Street in Ogden. Long delays should continue into September, when the project is scheduled for completion. I-15 construction delays 'ugly' Longer waits likely as three-month project continues INSIDE: Tips to avoid the congestion/5A By MARK GRAY_ Standard-Examiner staff The first day of Interstate 15 construction and lane restrictions in Weber County was described by the Utah Highway Patrol as "ugly, ugly, ugly." The Utah Department of Transportation, however, described it as "successful." Andy Neff, regional spokesman for UDOT, said things went "extremely well" Monday with the longest delays lasting about 25 minutes. But "don't let that fool you," he urged. "It's still very early in the project," he said. "We still expect traffic to see heavier delays. We don't want people to think this is the worst. "We don't think this is indicative of the long haul. A lot of people are still on vacation from the holiday." Monday marked the first day of lane restrictions on a 3 1/2 mile stretch from 31st Street to 450 North in Marriott-Slaterville. Construction, expected to last until the end of September, has traffic restricted to one lane each direction. 47 Sgt. Don Sagendorf of the Utah Highway Patrol was a bit more critical of the rush-hour traffic Monday afternoon than the UDOT spokesman. "It's ugly out here, but there's nothing serious so far," he said, commenting on a few I-15 fender-benders. He is urging people to be careful and avoid the area. In what UDOT expects to become the norm, northbound traffic typically saw slightly longer delays than southbound traffic Monday. Not only were delays seen on I-15, many side streets faced back-ups and acci- Lew Kratz of Ogden watches traffic at the intersection of 1900 West and 1350 South Monday. Traffic was backed up for blocks on 1900 West because of I-15 construction. AUGUST MILLER Standard-Examiner |
