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Holladay opts to leave overhead power lines on Highland Drive; seeks federal and regional grants to fill $17.1M shortfall
Summary
After a multi-year planning process, city staff recommended keeping overhead power poles on Highland Drive to lower costs. The project estimate is $22 million, with $5 million secured and $17.1 million still needed; staff will pursue WFRC and federal BUILD funding and begin right-of-way and design work.
Holladay staff gave a detailed update on the Highland Drive corridor project and recommended the council proceed without undergrounding the electrical utilities, a change that reduced the city’s projected cost and made the project financially feasible to advance.
Assistant City Manager Holly Smith said the corridor — from Arbor Lane to the Van Winkle Expressway, bookended by Holiday Hills and Holiday Crossroads — has been studied for more than a decade. Early conceptual work put the project at roughly $30 million, including an $8 million estimate to underground utilities. After staff secured a more detailed Rocky Mountain Power cost assessment, Holly said the undergrounding estimate rose substantially and the city’s refined project estimate is now about $22 million if the existing…
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