Dear Providence Hall Parents and Students:
We are pleased to announce that after a lot of productive discussion with the City of Herriman and Unified Police we have worked out a traffic plan that we all believe will help our students be safe as they travel to and from the school. The traffic changes you will see not only address issues we have had this year, but also help put a safe plan in place for when Mountain View Corridor opens in the coming year. This will mean some changes for both walkers, bikers and drivers coming to the schools so we want you to be aware of the following:
- In approximately the next week or so Herriman will be installing flashing school zone lights in the school area in front of the Elementary and in front of the Junior High. This will help alert drivers to when we have students walking in the area.
- The city will also be installing a 4-way stop at the intersection of River Chase and Mount Ogden Peak (near the North West front corner of the school). This will enable a more safe crosswalk crossing Mt. Ogden Peak Drive for our students both before and after school. We ask that parents respect this 4-way stop as they would any other and be careful to not park in the intersection, on the crosswalk or otherwise obstruct the flow of traffic in this area. Remember to take whichever lane is clear when dropping off students at the elementary school whether closest to the school or through the parking lot. This will be especially important to keep the new 4-way stop from backing up.
- Unified Police have also graciously agreed to put an additional crossing guard on the cross-walk in front of the Elementary! This crossing guard is trained to help ensure our students' safety and will be manning the crosswalk during peak student crossing times. As an aside we are thrilled to be able to allow our staff who have been covering this crosswalk to re-focus on the student's learning. Please be careful and cognizant of this new crossing-guard and respectful of any directions she gives. Her primary focus is our student's safety.
- With the addition of the crossing guard and the new safety this crosswalk will afford we are encouraging students and parents to safely use the North side of Mt. Ogden Peak as a pick-up zone for their children. We continue to encourage parents to NOT use the Juniper Point subdivision as a pick-up area as we continue to receive complaints from these residents about parents and students who are causing our neighbors problems after school.
- For those of you who would like to know more, we encourage you to check out the complete traffic safety plans for both schools at:
- Elementary: http://www.snapforschools.com/
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These are expensive and valuable changes for us and represent a huge investment in our students' safety on the part of Herriman and Unified Police. We want to thank the City Council and Mayor, Herriman City Officials Brett Wood and Gordon Haight, Lt. Anjewierden from Unified Police and our very own Coralee Moser for the many hours each of them put into helping create and implement these changes.
Sincerely,
Providence Hall
