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Trail closures in neighboring canyons spur Emigration Canyon planning for parking, signage and enforcement
Summary
With Mill Creek and City Creek set for multi-year closures, Trails Utah and council members warned of increased visitor traffic; the council discussed speed-feedback signs, pavement markings, parking management, and running a management plan with the engineering traffic specialist.
Trails Utah and council members warned that multiyear construction projects in nearby Mill Creek and City Creek will likely push hikers and cyclists into Emigration Canyon, prompting the council to discuss proactive traffic, parking and trail-access management.
Sarah Bennett, executive director of Trails Utah and chair of the Central Wasatch Commission’s Recreation Systems Committee, told the council the Mill Creek project will close upper sections this spring and that Salt Lake City’s City Creek work involves a $90 million…
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