2025 Sunset Drive Improvements

Construction begins Spring 2025

The city of Jordan and Jordan School District will reconstruct the portion of Sunset Drive that runs between the elementary school and high school spring through fall 2025.

The construction contract for the Sunset Drive Improvements project was awarded to S.M. Hentges & Sons from Jordan. Private utility relocations will begin the week of March 31. These relocations are necessary to construct the upcoming Sunset Drive Improvements Project. Private utilities will be working in the area throughout April and May. Disturbance is anticipated to be relatively minimal and primarily contained within existing boulevards. However, pedestrians and motorists should be attentive of construction equipment and trenches in the area.

In late May, the contractor will begin construction preparations, including mobilizing equipment on the site. It is estimated that Sunset Drive from Aberdeen Avenue to east of Hillside Drive will be closed to motorists starting the beginning of June. This area will be closed to traffic until the end of August. Residents with homes that have direct access to Sunset Drive or Hillside Drive within the project area will be able to access their homes. Additional details on roadway closures will be communicated as the start of construction approaches.

Final design layout

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Project Background

A 2019 traffic study completed by the City and School District evaluated the existing and expected future traffic levels and impacts along Sunset Drive in the area. The analysis determined the area is best served by a pair of compact roundabouts along Sunset Drive, coupled with a series of driveway access closures and traffic re-routing within the elementary school site. This layout was identified as the most efficient and safe way to move vehicle and pedestrian traffic through the area.

The roundabouts are planned to be aligned with:

• the entrances to the Elementary School and recently relocated Community Education and Recreation Center access
• the Hillside Drive, Sunset Drive, and High School entrance intersection

The school district designed their parking lot and pickup/drop-off area improvements to align with the proposed Sunset Drive improvements.

Documents

• Final design layout (Oct. 2024)
• Open house informational boards (Nov. 2023)
• 2023 traffic report – proposed project layout
• Preliminary layout (Nov. 2023)
• 2019 Jordan School Area Traffic Study

Schedule

• Spring 2025: Private utility relocation work begins (Sunset Drive open to traffic)
• June 2025: Road construction begins (Sunset Drive closed to traffic) 
• Labor Day 2025: Road construction substantially complete (Sunset Drive open to traffic)
• Fall 2025: Final completion (Restoration and final clean-up)

Contacts

Project phone hotline: 952-698-0378