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Council approves RTP Amendment 4 after contentious debate over Legacy Parkway widening
Summary
The council approved Amendment No. 4 to the 2023–2050 Regional Transportation Plan — moving two UDOT projects into an earlier phase and replacing a passing-lane project — after debate over Legacy Parkway’s character and transit alternatives.
The Wasatch Front Regional Council on Oct. 23 approved Amendment No. 4 to the 2023–2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), moving several Utah Department of Transportation projects into an earlier implementation phase and replacing an existing passing‑lane entry in the plan.
The amendment package includes three primary actions: accelerating a widening of Legacy Parkway in Davis County (U.S. 89 to I‑215) from a later phase into phase 1 and changing its planned lanes from high‑occupancy/toll designations to general‑purpose lanes; moving an I‑15 widening project in Box Elder County into phase 1 and replacing an earlier passing‑lane/operational entry for the same corridor; and removing the existing passing‑lane project from the RTP so it does not conflict with the widened‑I‑15 entry. The council also separately adopted the required air‑quality conformity analysis for the amendment.
Jory Jonner, WFRC’s long‑range planning…
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