New middle school traffic flow seeing proactive approach

A new middle school is set to open in Eagle Mountain in August 2025, bringing fresh educational opportunities to the city.

However, the location of the school, near the Arrival neighborhood, has sparked concerns among some residents, regarding the influx of traffic on neighborhood roadways.

The Alpine School District, which oversees the planning and placement of new schools, selected the site, with the school’s traffic patterns to be formalized by the district.

While Eagle Mountain City does not determine school locations or their specific traffic routes, it works closely with the school district to provide staff recommendations on how to best accommodate the anticipated increase in traffic.

One of the primary concerns raised by residents involves traffic using the Arrival neighborhood roads, such as Abbigail, as main thoroughfares, potentially affecting neighborhood safety.

Eagle Mountain City has been actively working to realign roads to the southwest of the new school to help mitigate traffic concerns and more evenly distribute traffic flow. By the time the school opens in August 2025 a new road will be built, along with a traffic signal at Cory Wride Memorial Highway (SR-73), that will connect with Harmony Way and Belle Street. This should reduce the number of vehicles that will travel through the Arrival neighborhood

While the school district will finalize the traffic patterns closer to the school’s opening, Eagle Mountain City plans to continue meeting with district officials to advocate for solutions that best serve both the new school and the surrounding community.

In the meantime, residents of the Arrival neighborhood can expect ongoing efforts from the City to ensure that the road realignment helps mitigate traffic concerns and more evenly distributes traffic flow.

All roads in the area are public, and some residents will use them out of convenience, but the City is determined to minimize disruptions by encouraging the use of the new road system coming from Cory Wride Memorial Highway as primary route to and from the new school.