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Council reviews $10 million UDOT agreement to build 3900 South multi-use trail
Summary
City staff recommended the South Salt Lake City Council approve a cooperative agreement with UDOT to design and build an east-west multi-use trail along 3900 South; the agreement lists $10,000,000 in UDOT ATIF funding and assigns initial maintenance responsibility to the city until UDOT formally adopts the trail into the Utah Trail Network.
Council Chair Sharla Bynum presided as staff presented a proposed Active Transportation Cooperative Agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to construct a multi-use trail along 3900 South from West Temple to the Jordan River.
City staff described the trail as part of the statewide Utah Trail Network (UTN) funded through the ATIF program. The agreement exhibit lists an estimated UDOT contribution of $10,000,000 and an estimated local contribution of $0, for a total project estimate of $10,000,000. According to staff materials, Phase One will include spurs connecting South Salt Lake’s existing bike infrastructure and a spur along 900 West to the River Front Neighborhood.
“Once the agreement is executed, the project will be advertised for construction, with a tentative completion date of late 2026,” City staff wrote in the packet. Staff also noted: “The City is required to maintain the trail until UDOT officially adopts it into the UTN.”
The cooperative agreement in the packet allocates design and construction responsibilities to UDOT (Design-Bid-Build), requires the Local Agency to assign a Local Project Manager to coordinate with UDOT, and anticipates temporary construction easements and a perpetual easement to be transferred upon formal adoption. The agreement defines “formal adoption” to include at least six months’ advance written notice from UDOT and an opportunity for the Local Agency to comment before UDOT assumes ownership and maintenance responsibilities.
Operational and maintenance duties are detailed in the draft agreement: the Local Agency must keep the trail in a “good, usable condition” year-round and perform weed/vegetation control, pavement preservation and crack sealing, erosion control, signing and striping maintenance, and snow removal consistent with local policy. The agreement also allows UDOT to compel corrective work and invoice the Local Agency if maintenance obligations are delinquent.
Staff recommended the Council approve the resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement. The packet listed three procedural options for the Council (approve, deny, or continue). The transcript and packet do not record a formal motion or vote on the resolution in the provided pages.
