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House approves UDOT study of east–west corridors, adds funding for statewide process
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 1, 2007, passed House Bill 108 directing the Utah Department of Transportation to study east–west corridors in the Salt Lake Valley and authorized amendments to let UDOT set aside funds; an amendment added $50,000 to create a process for similar studies elsewhere in the state.
The Utah House on Thursday approved a bill directing the Utah Department of Transportation to study east–west transportation corridors in the Salt Lake Valley, amid repeated warnings from members that current streets will not meet future development-driven traffic demands.
Representative Ron Bigelow, sponsor of House Bill 108, told colleagues the study would be performed by UDOT engineers and planners and is intended to identify corridors that may require major improvements — including added lanes, one-way conversions or overpasses — not to start construction. “This is not to…
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