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Riverton outlines 2.7-mile Welby Jacob Canal trail, seeks to reuse existing bridge and $9M in local/state funds
Summary
Riverton City presented design, timeline and funding details for a 2.7-mile Welby Jacob Canal multiuse trail, including plans to evaluate reuse of an existing pedestrian bridge and advance a segment now out to bid; the city said it has about $9 million committed from state and local sources.
Riverton City officials on an online Wasatch Front Regional Council Technical Advisory Committee meeting presented plans for a 2.7-mile multiuse trail along the Welby Jacob Canal, detailing design responsibilities, remaining approvals and roughly $9 million in state and local funding secured for construction and bridge work.
The trail route, described by presenter Matt Castle, would run along the Welby Jacob Canal corridor across Riverton, crossing several major roads — 118 South, 126 South, 132 South, 134 South and ending near 138 South — and would include a pedestrian bridge at about 134 South and upgraded crossing treatments at other locations. “We are putting a pedestrian bridge across a Hundred And 34 South,” Castle said during the presentation.
The project is split between two teams: Riverton City is designing and has an active bid package for the segment from 118 South to 132 South, while a Utah Trails Network (UTN) award will fund the more complex 132–138 South segment that includes the bridge. Castle said the city completed a preliminary design report to about 30% roughly six months before receiving UTN funds and…
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