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Iron County presses UDOT to coordinate Iron Springs Road improvements; wins Safe Streets study grant
Summary
County engineers secured a UDOT project manager to begin design work on Iron Springs Road and won a federal Safe Streets study grant of $600,000 to identify near-miss locations and plan safety improvements. The county expects to leverage the study to apply for implementation funding next year.
Iron County engineers told commissioners on Dec. 9 that UDOT has assigned a project manager to the long-discussed Iron Springs Road project after the county secured federal funding. The county originally requested $9.925 million and received just over $7 million; UDOT will coordinate a 'high T' design—barrier-separated through lanes with dedicated merge lanes—to reduce conflict points while avoiding higher-cost roundabout or signal options.
Engineering staff explained the rationale: a…
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