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Council hears Kimball Junction EIS update; staff outline trade‑offs between split‑diamond and UDOT widening options
Summary
County staff updated the Summit County Council on alternatives in the Kimball Junction environmental impact statement, showing the split‑diamond design would capture more local trips while UDOT’s widening approach is lower cost and offers greater interstate throughput. Council urged attractive pedestrian crossings as a local betterment and noted UDOT now expects EIS conclusion in summer 2025.
County staff briefed the Summit County Council on the status of the Kimball (Kimball/Kimbell) Junction Environmental Impact Statement on Aug. 28, describing three engineering alternatives and asking for council guidance ahead of a UDOT presentation later this year.
Carl Miller, a county project lead, said current weekday peak‑hour counts show roughly 30–40% of trips in the junction area stop locally for gas, food or shopping. Staff models show growth increases local capture; the split‑diamond (Alternative A) could raise local stops to about half of trips in some peak‑period scenarios.…
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