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UDOT study urges new East–West routes and corridor preservation to ease Tooele Valley congestion
Summary
UDOT told the Tooele City Council its Tooele Valley connectivity study projects roughly 50% population growth by 2050 and rising congestion on SR‑138, SR‑112 and SR‑36, and recommends building local connectors (33rd Parkway, 2000 North, 2400 North), preserving Mid Valley continuity and using corridor‑preservation funds and state programs to secure rights‑of‑way.
UDOT representatives presented the Tooele Valley connectivity study to the Tooele City Council on Nov. 19, saying the state network will face substantial delays as population and employment increase across the valley.
"There are significant delays on the state network based on the locations of major development and how additional East–West routes distribute traffic," said Travis Hair, UDOT emerging areas project manager, summarizing the study's core problem statement. UDOT told the council the modeling used committed zoning and projects and that the study will inform the next long‑range plan update scheduled for 2027.
Why it matters: UDOT projected roughly a 50% population increase across the valley by 2050 and modeled traffic that raises total vehicle‑hours traveled and commuter delay dramatically under a baseline network. In one baseline scenario the council heard delay could rise from single‑digit percentages today to roughly 18% by 2050; a…
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