Construction of the new Highland High School will lead to changes at Sugar House Park, including a new retaining wall, sewer line work, and temporary closures of park areas. The project will permanently alter the park boundary and impact recreational facilities like horseshoe pits and a volleyball court.
SALT LAKE CITY — Construction on the new Highland High School is already underway, but it will soon include some impacts on its western neighborhood: the popular Sugar House Park .
Those impacts include projects that will permantly change the boundary between Sugar House Park and Highland High School, while other projects will temporarily impact the park's road and one of its busiest sports areas. Three Highland High School construction-related projects are expected to impact Sugar House Park beginning as early as this month. The areas in red show where those locations are on within the park.
New retaining wall and sewer lineA section of the park that borders the school near 1700 East and Parleys Creek will be closed as early as this month as construction begins on a new retaining wall, according to the Sugar House Park Authority. The new wall will be located along the 0.64 acres of land that the Salt Lake City School District owns, but is situated on land that the park has maintained for years.
The project isn't so simple, though, since there's a 40-foot grade change in the area. The district and park authority ultimately agreed on a "hybrid concept" that calls for a regrading of the hill in the area to make way for the wall.
"Several" trees will be removed, as well as eight horseshoe pits and a concrete volleyball pad. "The horseshoe pits and volleyball court were funded by federal grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, so the park authority is required to replace the lost recreation opportunities in Sugar House Park," park officials noted.
The district agreed to pay the park authority $97,500 to potentially relocate the amenities, but park officials said Monday that they are still deciding whether to relocate the outgoing features or replace them with other outdoor recreation features. They note that the park has four other volleyball pads, but no other horseshoe pits.
Crews are also set to begin work on a new sanitary sewer line connection that requires a 1,743-square-foot parcel of land within Sugar House Park as early as this month. It's expected to impact a section of the park road and space directly west of Highland High School's current softball field.
Construction of the new line is to be completed within six months, while the new retaining wall is to be completed within two years of the start date, according to the agreement. The deal also requires the district to restore area
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