2/19/2023 0 Comments Udot traffic![]() ![]() The proposed phasing would include increased and improved bus service as described in the Enhanced Bus Service Alternative (with no canyon roadway widening), tolling or restrictions on single occupancy vehicles, and the construction of mobility hubs. The phased implementation plan will alleviate mobility, reliability and safety concerns that exist today while addressing the long-term transportation need in the canyon. UDOT does not have funding to implement the proposed preferred alternative. 210 today, and that it may take years to secure federal, state and/or private funding for full implementation of Gondola B, UDOT is proposing a phased implementation plan starting with components of the Enhanced Bus Service. Recognizing that safety, mobility and reliability are issues on S.R. Proposed Phased Implementation of Gondola Alternative B While the initial construction cost is the third highest of the alternatives, the overall 30-year life cycle cost is the lowest. Winter operations and maintenance will cost $4 million per year, and if summer service was implemented, the annual operations and maintenance would increase by another $3 million. This includes the cost of tolling infrastructure, transit parking, adding snow sheds, addressing trailhead parking and widening Wasatch Boulevard, which are common to all alternatives. The total capital cost of the Gondola B Alternative is $550 million. This alternative has the highest visual impacts but low impacts to the watershed, wildlife movement, and climbing boulders. 210, avoiding delays related to adverse weather, crashes, slide offs and slow moving traffic. The gondola can operate independently of S.R. Each gondola cabin would hold up to 35 people, and travelers could expect a cabin to arrive every two minutes. Gondola B would construct a base station with 2,500 parking spaces near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. ![]() Keep existing recreation opportunities intact.Consideration of all canyon users, not just resort visitors.Support for gondola and bus alternatives.UDOT also considered an alternative’s environmental impacts, which includes impacts to water quality, air quality, and visual and noise impacts, among others.Īdditionally, public input from the Draft EIS comment period informed the decision-making process and reflects the following themes: 210 from Fort Union Boulevard through the Town of Alta. To identify the preferred alternative, UDOT considered an alternative’s ability to substantially improve transportation-related safety, reliability, and mobility for all users on S.R. Following a 45-day comment period for the Final EIS, UDOT will formally select an alternative for implementation in a separate Record of Decision (ROD) this winter. This alternative best meets the project purpose and provides the highest travel reliability for the public. UDOT has released the Final EIS and 14,000+ public comments received during the Draft EIS comment periods, and identified Gondola B, with proposed phasing, as the preferred alternative to improve transportation in the canyon. Preferred Alternative Identified In Final EIS and 45-Day Public Review & Comment Period Open ![]()
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