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Midway committee updates: Warm Springs Trail grant and Heber Valley Railroad wetland mitigation plans
Summary
The committee heard that Midway received a UDOT grant to design the Warm Springs Trail and discussed the Heber Valley Railroad’s wetland impacts and 2:1 mitigation requirement for a nearby citizen trail; engineering work is expected to begin this year with construction targeted for 2027.
Committee members said the city secured a UDOT recreational grant of about $1.3 million to design the Warm Springs Trail near Wasatch Park and Warm Springs Drive; the committee selected an engineering firm (RB&GE) to prepare design work, with design under contract by the end of the month and construction anticipated around 2027.
The group also discussed a citizen trail adjacent to the Heber Valley Railroad. Speakers explained that recent railroad activity filled wetlands for parking and that wetland mitigation — estimated at a 2:1 ratio — would require roughly 4 acres of mitigation for about 2 acres of impact. The committee said the city has some water rights donated to support wetland restoration work and that Midway could lead public outreach and design.
Why it matters: the trail and mitigation work combine public recreation, historic interpretation and regulatory compliance (wetland mitigation), and will require coordination among municipal staff, UDOT, county partners and the railroad.
Members asked for concept drawings and public engagement steps; staff said grant funding will cover community outreach, concept plans and engineer drawings needed for follow‑on funding applications.
What’s next: staff will finalize engineering contracts, develop concept drawings and begin public outreach so grant deliverables and mitigation plans can be completed and used in future funding applications.
