A backyard in a Draper neighborhood lost ground due to flooding Thursday, exposing and breaking a large pipe at the end of the Rambling Road roundabout, just north of the Draper Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
As of Monday afternoon, there were no detours in place for the traffic circle. City manager David Dobbins said Monday his staff is looking at the most efficient way to make repairs in the coming weeks.
“It’s going to take a significant amount of work to do that repair,” Dobbins said. “But our crews are out there today, figuring out what the quickest options are.”
Draper received more two inches of rain in less than an hour on Thursday, Dobbins said, which overwhelmed the city’s existing storm drain system, making the damage difficult to prevent.
Draper city crews were also out repairing road damage Monday, which has spread Dobbins’ staff thin, he said.
Draper was hit hard by flooding across the city, the city government said in a news release. Mayor Troy Walker declared a state of emergency, so the city to receive additional state aid to clear the roads. The Rambling Road roundabout was shut down, along with portions of Highland Drive and Bangerter Parkway. The roads were reopened Friday, the city said.
Draper officials recommended that residents dealing with damage contact their insurance companies, but also report the damage to the city’s Emergency Management office, at draperutah.gov/flooddamage.
In April, two Draper houses were destroyed by a landslide, due to a “complete failure” of the retaining wall and the slope on which the houses rested. The area where the houses stood, on East Springtime Road, is now blocked off for a construction site. It is unclear whether the houses will be rebuilt, or if the construction is to clear out remaining debris.
