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UDOT outlines plan for tolling, frequent buses and mobility hub in Big Cottonwood Canyon study
Summary
UDOT told Brighton council it is pursuing environmental clearance under a study derived from 2023’s Senate Bill 2 to enable enhanced winter bus service, resort bus stops, a mobility hub and tolling; the agency said buses could run every 5–10 minutes and that tolling would likely be a license-plate billing system rather than an HOV-based exemption.
UDOT and its consultants presented a preliminary scope for the Big Cottonwood Canyon environmental study, saying the effort aims to clearuses of funds authorized in the 2023 Utah Senate Bill 2 for enhanced bus service, tolling, a mobility hub and resort bus stops.
"The preliminary project purpose is mostly derived from the Utah state legislature bill Senate Bill 2," UDOT transit project manager Devin Weider said, describing the study area from Fort Union Boulevard and SR-190 up to Brighton Resort. He said the study’s purpose is to obtain environmental clearance so the state can use those funds to reduce wintertime congestion.
Consultant Terry Warner summarized the need: rising visitation and population growth along the Wasatch Front have increased peak winter demand, and modelling shows uphill…
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