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UDOT outlines Big Cottonwood Canyon winter transit plan: mobility hub, tolling and bus‑priority lanes proposed
Summary
UDOT presented an Environmental Assessment proposing a mobility hub at a gravel‑pit site, enhanced bus service with bus‑priority lanes, enclosed resort bus stops at Solitude and Brighton, and electronic variable tolling to reduce winter peak congestion; UDOT seeks public comment through Jan. 19, and the U.S. Forest Service’s cooperating‑agency comment period ends Jan. 9.
The Utah Department of Transportation laid out its Big Cottonwood Canyon Winter Transit Environmental Assessment and the Proposed Action to reduce winter peak congestion on SR‑190 by combining enhanced transit, roadway changes and pricing. At a virtual public hearing, project staff described a multi‑element plan centered on a mobility hub at a former gravel pit, bus‑priority lanes through the Brighton Loop, and enclosed resort bus stops at Solitude and Brighton.
Project managers said the EA evaluates two alternatives — No Action and the Proposed Action — with the Proposed Action intended to lower peak travel times and maintain roadway capacity. “AM peak travel times are gonna be reduced by 27 to 31 minutes,” said Amy Croft, the presenter for purpose and need, citing model outputs that show No Action AM travel times near 56 minutes versus Proposed Action travel times of approximately 24 minutes for buses and 29…
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