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State, federal and local partners break ground in Moab on trail connection project
Summary
Officials from the Utah Department of Transportation, the governor's office, the Bureau of Land Management and local leaders marked the groundbreaking for a project to link existing trails into a statewide active‑transportation network, citing safety, tourism and long‑term legislative funding.
Carlos Braceras, representing the Utah Department of Transportation, opened a groundbreaking ceremony in Moab on a project intended to connect existing trails across Utah into a single active‑transportation network and thanked Whitaker Construction and multiple public partners for their roles.
"We're doing the groundbreaking for a project...that was too hard to get to for so many years," Braceras said, calling the effort the start of a multi‑decade program to extend and link trails statewide. He told the assembled officials and community members the project addresses a formerly "sketchy" route riders used to reach town and that the plan envisions ongoing work similar to road and transit planning.
Governor Spencer Cox framed the project as part of a broader push to make Utah a…
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