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Council approves sale of nine parcels to UDOT for 1600 North widening after public hearing; state-led noise walls to be installed where residents supported them
Summary
The council declared nine properties along 1600 North surplus and authorized sale to UDOT to enable a state road‑widening project. Consultants described planned nine‑foot noise walls on segments where residents voted in favor; demolition and construction timelines were presented.
The Orem City Council declared nine parcels along the 1600 North corridor surplus and authorized their sale to the Utah Department of Transportation to enable the 1600 North widening project, after a required public hearing and a staff presentation.
Aaron Council (city staff) told the council the parcels were acquired in 2019 and 2020 using corridor-preservation funds supplied by the county. State law requires properties purchased with corridor preservation funds to be sold back to the state at the price the city originally paid; staff said eight of the parcels fall into that category and one parcel (a small portion of Bonneville Park frontage) was acquired with city funds and will be handled separately in the sale accounting.
Consultant Diego O'Carol and UDOT staff described project status: most affected parcels are already owned by UDOT and tenants have been relocated; several homes have been demolished and remaining acquisitions are near…
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