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Wasatch County Council votes 4–3 to support raised-barrier safety improvements on North Highway 40
Summary
After a UDOT presentation citing seven crashes over five to six years (11 serious injuries and one fatality), the council voted 4–3 to support installing a raised center barrier on North Highway 40. Design work could take 6–9 months with construction likely in 2026; funding follows a federal benefit-cost process.
A majority of the Wasatch County Council voted on Dec. 4 to support raised center-barrier safety improvements along North Highway 40, following a technical briefing that tied the project to a sharp reduction in crash exposure. The motion passed 4–3.
The presenter told the council that the barrier would address a narrow subset of collisions and corrected an earlier figure, saying the installation would result in an approximately 80% reduction in the crashes the barrier is designed to prevent. The presenter said "just over the last 5, 6 years, there's been 7 crashes... they resulted in 11 serious injuries and 1 fatality that…
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