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Aug 25
Deer Creek campground project

New recreational opportunities at Deer Creek and Rockport Reservoirs

By Completed Project, News and Updates

Looking for a new campground for you and your family to enjoy for the rest of the 2023 season and beyond? We’ve got just the place — in fact, we’ve got two! 

Meridian Engineering has been hard at work with the state of Utah-DFCM, and the Department of Natural Resources to bring you more recreational opportunities, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve recently finished two of the four state-funded projects. 

The DNR Northeast State Park campground and day-use projects for both Deer Creek and Rockport Reservoirs are now complete! Keep reading to learn about what these sites have to offer all of Utah’s nature lovers.

Rockport Reservoir

The first project to cross the finish line is the brand new day-use area at Rockport Reservoir’s Cedar Point. The project was completed last September by PRT Builders and recently celebrated the official ribbon cutting on July 6, 2023.

While this stunning reservoir already offers ample year-round recreational opportunities for fishing and camping, we’ve greatly added to its appeal and functionality with the following installments:

  • 12 new scenic picnic sites
  • 10 pavilions
  • An access road
  • Parking stalls, including ADA stalls
  • Two new restrooms 

Rockport Reservoir is located off SR-42 and is easily accessed by I-80 by turning right at the Wanship exit. 

Deer Creek Reservoir

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On July 12, 2023, we celebrated the opening of the new Fox Den campground at Deer Creek Reservoir. This outstanding development adds 31 new campsites to the area, each fully loaded with full hookups, new restrooms, and an upgrade to the overall water and sewer systems for campsites near the marina.

According to Deer Creek State Park Manager, Ranger Stephen Studebaker, the Fox Den increases the reservoir’s camping opportunities by a third.

Deer Creek Reservoir lies at the base of towering Mount Timpanogos in the southwest corner of Heber Valley. Its primary park activities are water-based, including boating and sailing, swimming, water skiing, windsurfing, and year-round fishing.

How We Did It

We didn’t accomplish this great feat alone! Meridian Engineering started by assembling a team of qualified state park-savvy consultants to bring these projects to reality; hats off to GSH Geotechnical, SPE Architects, MGB+A, Colvin Engineering, and WHW Engineering!

Meridian’s innovative contributions include coordination with existing utility agencies and stakeholders for utility impact analysis, UAS flights and conventional topography surveys, and civil site design phases for all four projects, including grading and drainage plans, stormwater retention plans, and construction administration. 

The new developments at Deer Creek and Rockport Reservoirs will enhance recreational activities tremendously for years to come, while easing the growing local demand for campgrounds and day-use activities.

What’s Next?

Big things are underway at the northeast side of Jordanelle Reservoir! Meridian Engineering and our partners are currently working on an exciting expansion of the Ross Creek day-use area beach expansion. The project will provide an array of new installments, including the following features:

  • 11 beach cabanas
  • 12 traditional picnic cabanas
  • trail access
  • enhanced parking improvements
  • new restrooms
  • a new entry station

Ross Creek is expected to be fully opened for Labor Day 2023. In addition to this beach expansion, we’re also working on the Rock Cliff RV and van campground on the eastern end of Jordanelle, and are set to be ready in the fall of 2024. This campground will offer 24 RV sites, 18 van sites, 9 tent sites, and 3 new restrooms.

Head over to Rockport and Deer Creek Reservoirs to take advantage of the new recreational opportunities, and keep your eyes peeled for these exciting new projects from Meridian Engineering!

Aug 24

Check out this unique rail monitoring project for Union Pacific in Newton, Utah

By Completed Project, Project Progress

Meridian recently performed daily track monitoring and reporting for the Jack and Bore Crossing under the Union Pacific Railroad in rural Newton, Utah. The scope for monitoring this section included coordination employing prism targets and offsite control points. These targets were affixed by mounting the targets to the side of the rail at intervals of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 feet from the crossing with a total of 22 monitoring targets and 11 on each rail for the purpose of continuous monitoring of rail activity while keeping crews safe. 

 

Measurements were observed remotely using our 1” total station. Rail movement, if any, was recorded in the field and submitted to RailPros to provide a smooth build for the Owner. Construction activities of the track installation were performed by NW King & Sons Construction.

rail monitoring prism targets
Aug 14

New SLCC Juniper Student Center and Classroom Welcomes the community with its Open House.

By Completed Project, Project Progress

The Juniper Student Center and Classroom Building brings the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College in “one place with many possibilities” offering Herriman and surrounding city students with a unique set of higher education options without the commute across the valley to the U of U campus. The event on August 4th included supportive faculty, school mascots, and the cheer team to engage attendees with a fun time including providing information and prizes.

 

Live music, and several food trucks were also enjoyed. The new building is located at 14551 S. Sentinel Ridge Blvd (approximately 3500 West) consisting of 91,000 square foot, 3-story building with a central plant comprised of boilers and chillers. Constructed by Big-D and with the plan for opening its full suite of resources on August 22, 2023.

Meridian Engineering, as part of the architectural engineering design team lead by ajc architects, worked together to integrate the design with the master plan of the overall site. Beginning with base mapping surveys, our civil scope included utility master plan for the new campus, grading drainage, coordination with utility tunnel work, master storm drain management plan for entire campus, and utilities to accommodate future growth on the 90-acre development.
SLCC Herriman Campus Central Plant

Design also included layout of new roadways throughout the campus, drop off areas, plazas, accessible 448 stall parking area, main entrance, roundabout connection, and external roadway access to the parking area for easy navigation. Utility extensions were tied into the design from City mains and metering, including utility stubs for future development, bioswales for water quality, and coordination for final subdivision platting including lots, dedicated roadways, and easements.

Aug 09

East Sandy’s new liquor store #52 is now open!

By Completed Project, Project Progress

This project is comprised of remodeling an existing 14,600 SF empty building in the Little Cottonwood Shopping Center next to the Home Depot. Located at 9400 South and Highland Drive (1880 East) this store provides an alternative location to purchase cold beer, wine, and spirits.

 

Inside its modern design includes a retail area feature with local products made in Utah, remodeled space for retail sales, storage, an office, conference room, restrooms, breakroom with lockers, a stock room, and an enclosed shipping/loading dock. A geometric design ensemble of elements and wall art characterize the interior and exterior architecture for improving a customer’s long lasting shopping experience.

While working with the Jacoby Architects design team, Meridian provided a utility survey and topographic survey for the new entrance’s site design. In addition, civil site design for the utility plan, trench drain, and the shipping/loading dock and truck access were provided. Construction period services were also included in the civil design scope.
Salt Lake County
Jun 27

Meridian and SLC Department of Airports Collaborate to Map Project Site

By Project Progress

As the surveying and base mapping sub-consultant working under prime consultant, HNTB, Meridian field crews and office staff have been working with Salt Lake City Department of Airports on one of the most complicated topographic surveys in Meridian’s 25-year history. Extensive coordination has been required between the airport’s project management and operations teams, HNTB staff, and the FAA to fly inside active airspace over the project site with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to gather Aerial LiDAR and Aerial Imagery without disrupting plane flights.

 
Salt Lake International Airport Surplus Canal

This project was a remarkable culmination of coordination, teamwork, and patience to facilitate the UAV flight missions, while avoiding peak aircraft flights and bad weather conditions such as wind and snow during a record-breaking Utah winter 2023. By using every tool in the toolbox, including digital levels, robotic total stations, GPS, sonar for bathymetric surveys, terrestrial LiDAR, airborne LiDAR, and some all-around technology savvy field crews coupled with knowledgeable office personnel, Meridian has completed a product to meet the design teams needs and ensure the project meets all regulatory requirements. Base mapping efforts of the project are complete.

Once the project team has progressed the design to a point of substantial completion, Meridian staff will create legal descriptions and vacation documentation for the next stages of development.
Salt Lake County