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Layton awarded 80% federal Safe Streets for All grant to build pedestrian overpass at 2200 West railroad crossing
Summary
City staff said the US DOT awarded an 80% Safe Streets for All implementation grant (about $9.90 million) for a planned pedestrian overpass spanning the 2200 West railroad crossing; the project requires a local match (~$2.47 million), environmental review, final design and a five-year build window.
Steve Jackson told the council that Leighton City received an implementation-level Safe Streets for All award from the U.S. Department of Transportation — one of only a handful of implementation grants in the state. "We actually got an 80% grant for $9.90 million," he said, adding the project’s estimated total is about $13 million and the city must identify roughly $2.47 million to fund the local match.
Jackson described the recommended alternative: a 265-foot steel-truss pedestrian overpass across the railroad, accessible by ramps, with retaining walls to limit cost and about 780 feet of new sidewalk to tie neighborhoods to the crossing. The project advanced through feasibility work with UDOT and scored highly on safety metrics used by funding programs.
Grant conditions and schedule: the city must execute the grant agreement within 12 months and complete the project within five years. Jackson said the team plans a three-phase delivery: environmental review, final design (the project is at ~30% design), and construction. If agreements and funding align, environmental work could begin in the first quarter of 2027 and the project could finish around mid-2029, subject to funding availability and partner commitments. The city is pursuing contributions from neighboring jurisdictions, county and state sources, and other grant programs to cover the local match.
