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DOT outlines phased West Valley Highway plan and seeks supplemental funding
Summary
Department of Transportation officials briefed legislators on a multi‑phase West Valley Highway project, detailing schedules and cost estimates for seven phases and noting a governor request for a $20 million supplemental appropriation to advance paving and grading work.
Jean Finley of the Utah Department of Transportation told legislators the West Valley Highway is intended to relieve congestion in the Salt Lake Valley and support economic development. "West Valley Highway will serve about 18% of the state's population," Finley said, citing a 1986 environmental impact statement that projected heavy use along the corridor.
The project is being advanced in multiple phases. Finley said Phase 1, from 20th South to 30th South, is under design and targeted to be advertised in April and completed in October 1991 at a cost of about $6.25 million. Phase 2 (30th to…
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