This is a news release from Provo City.

Provo City is planning for the future of parks, recreation and trails in Provo.

In October 2011, the City began a nine-month process to develop a Parks and Recreation Master Plan.  This process is grounded in multiple forms of community input that is being utilized to develop the plan.  These include multiple public meetings, numerous focus groups and interviews, and a statistically-valid household survey.

The consulting team led by PROS Consulting, LLC, has been hired by the City to assist in organizing and facilitating the planning process, and to produce the final plan.   PROS Consulting is a specialized management consulting firm that uniquely serves public park and recreation all over the United States and internationally.  The PROS Consulting team members are former parks and recreation managers themselves, and are renowned for assisting communities to develop strategically ambitious and financial conservative parks and recreation systems.  The project team will utilize public input to identify the community’s prevailing needs, interests, values, and priorities related to parks, recreation, trails, and recreational fields for the next 10 years.

The following is a press release from the Utah Department of Transportation.

LEHI, Utah (Nov. 21, 2011) — UDOT’s Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion project announced today the Provo Center Street interchange is now open after a 90-day closure. All on- and off-ramps at the interchange, as well as both directions of Center Street are now available for drivers.

“Reopening the interchange and restoring this important east-west connection for Provo residents before the busy holiday season has been a priority for our team,” said Todd Jensen, UDOT I-15 CORE project director. “We want to thank the local residents and businesses for their patience during construction. By combining closures, we were able to reduce overall delays, complete substantial work at the interchange and reopen it in time for the holidays. ”

The following is a news release from the Utah Department of Transportation.

Construction teams on UDOT's Utah County I-15 Corridor Expansion (I-15 CORE) are scheduled to close Provo Center Street under I-15 beginning as early as Saturday, Oct. 1. This closure, along with the existing closure of the southbound I-15 off-ramp at Provo Center Street, will remain in place through mid-November.

"These closures will significantly limit east-west travel and access to the freeway," said Dal Hawks, I-15 CORE project director. "At the same time, we will be able to completely reopen the interchange before the holiday season, allowing easier access to holiday shopping and activities in the Provo area."