ZION 240182, South Entrance and Visitor Center Road Rehabilitation, Zion Nation

Installation of roadways and a bridge within the project limits, including earthwork, grading, base course, and surfacing. Installation of a roundabout at the entrance to the Visitor Center at Visitor Center Road. This project requires at all times that traffic be maintained to the visitor facilities and bus maintenance facilities. Installation of signs and striping throughout the project site. Installation of drainage infrastructure to accommodate surface flows throughout the site.

The infrastructure includes underground culverts in addition to ditches and swales. Installation of landscaping treatments of impacted areas, including restoration areas of existing hardscaped/paved features to be abandoned. Reconstruction of utilities (water, sanitary, electric, communications) to accommodate the infrastructure identified in this section. Work shall be conducted in 4 phases in the following order, with each phase substantially complete before beginning the subsequent phase:

Phase 1: Phase 1 shall consist of the construction the new roadway, bridge, roundabouts, parking lot, and trail elements that can be constructed outside of the existing roadway and parking lot network.

Phase 2: Phase 2 shall consist of the construction of the connecting pieces of the roadway network crossing the existing roadway network, phased in such a way to maintain access to the Visitor Center parking lot, Watchman Campground, the shuttle bus charging and parking lot, the employee parking lot, and the oversized vehicle lot.

Phase 3: Phase 3 shall consist of the construction of the northern half of the oversized vehicle lot and the eastern half of the employee parking lot. Phase 3 work can occur concurrent with Phases 1, 2, and 4 work, assuming visitor, bus, and employee access is maintained throughout the site.

Phase 4: Phase 4 shall consist of the construction of the southern half of the oversized vehicle lot and the western half of the employee parking lot. Phase 4 work can occur concurrent with Phases 1, 2, and 3 work, assuming visitor, bus, and employee access is maintained throughout the site.