JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Remediation on the Budge Slide is moving along swiftly. Crews from Westwood Curtis Construction put in the final shear key in late September, and are now moving to completing installation of welded wire walls, storm and sanitary sewer installation, and fixing up the Hillside parking area.
This week, work concentrates on getting the Budge Drive roadway ready for travel. Public Works said the road should be open in the late afternoon of November 22, at which time the temporary Budge Drive access road will no longer be available to the public.
Important Additional Information: The Hillside temporary parking lot is currently open to the public. This temporary parking lot will remain open through the winter and will continue to service patrons of the Hillside commercial building.
Increased truck traffic should be expected on Alpine Lane, Scott Lane, South Park Loop, and Spring Gulch Road. Heavy truck traffic could also be present at any time, on the upper portion of Budge Drive for the next two weeks.
Pedestrian/Bicycle access along the north side of HWY89 in front of Walgreens building and the Hillside Commercial building is closed to protect pedestrians and cyclists during construction and to avoid conflicts with construction equipment and operations. Pedestrians and bicyclists are required to use the south side of HWY 89 throughout the construction period.
Pedestrians are not to enter the construction site. The stairwell at the east end of the Hillside building, near Sidewinders shall be used to travel from Upper Budge Drive to Broadway. Pedestrians are not to use the closed portion of Budge Drive to access Broadway.
