Which Do You Prefer?

There are several proposals on the table for the design of the trails at Mitchell Hollow Crossing. Please email us at afroads (at) gmail (dot) com to let us know which of these options you prefer and why!

Here is a brief explanation of each:

Trail crosses over 1120 North.
This is the current design proposed by American Fork city staff. Pictures and diagrams can be found on a previous post here. The main trail would travel along the west ridge of Mitchell Hollow. The trail would cross at a crosswalk on 1120 North as it nears 900 West. The city has proposed a pedestrian-activated crossing light at this location. The wetlands would pass under the road in a culvert.

Trail passes under 1120 North through a culvert.
Two culverts (10' tall x 20' wide) would be installed to pass under 1120 North. One would contain the designated wet-land areas. The other would be for pedestrian traffic. [Also being discussed: 1) One single culvert to contain both pedestrian traffic and wet-lands. 2) Enlarging the culvert designed for pedestrian traffic.]

Other.
There has been some discussion of placing a large bridge but this has been deemed too cost-prohibitive. There has also been discussion of placing water lines only, but the city has indicated that maintenance would be too difficult.

Original Park Design

This is an original concept design for Hunter Park. Click to see a larger image. Note the location of the planned trails. This concept design used culverts for the wetlands, pedestrian and equestrian trails to pass under the road. Trails for equestrian and pedestrian use are separated. The pedestrian trail passes through the culvert designated for wet-lands using board walks.

Please Send Your Suggestions!

We would like to put ALL ideas on the table as we discuss the future design of Mitchell Hollow Crossing at 1120 North. If you have thoughts or ideas on the trail design, road design and/or water-way design, we would like to hear your ideas. We invite you to send your thoughts to us at afroads (at) gmail (dot) com. Please respond before April 20.

We would also encourage you to send your ideas to the Mayor and City Council. Their contact information can be found here: http://www.afcity.org/Government/CityCouncil/tabid/86/Default.aspx

Current City Proposal

These two pictures show the current city proposal. The proposed trail (white line) has been moved to follow along 1120 North (east to west) and up along the upper west ridge of the hollow (north to south). The trail crossing would go over 1120 North just east of the Lehi Pond - hopefully with loosely promised light (not flashing lights, but an actual stop light). The stream would cross under the road through a 10 by 20 culvert. It is assumed that this area would be extremely marshy, however there are times of the year when is more dry and the culvert could attract crime.

The last segment of 1120 North as it approaches 900 West will be much smaller than the standard "major collector." In order to accommodate the road in this location the sidewalk and buffer on the Lehi-Pond side has been removed.