Transportation

Lower gate on Farmington Canyon road open

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 6:32am

Farmington Canyon road (Forest Service Road #007) is open to the intersection with the Francis Peak road (Forest service Road #009) and Skyline Drive
(Forest Service Road #008).

Due to snow and wet conditions, the Francis Peak road and Skyline Drive remain under a seasonal closure and gates will be locked until June 1st, weather permitting.

Due to flood damage in the spring of 2011, Farmington Canyon road was closed for public safety and to prevent further resource damage. Flood repair work was completed in early December 2012 and the road has been open for winter recreation use.

Please remember that during spring conditions roads and trails are wet and muddy, and can
sustain resource damage from recreation use.

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FrontRunner South line opens, but some wait times doubled

Submitted by Fox13Now Web Staff

Monday, December 10th, 2012, 7:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY – The new FrontRunner South line connecting Salt Lake City and Provo opened on Monday, meaning riders can now make the nearly 90-mile trip from Ogden to Provo without having to transfer.

The FrontRunner South line takes about an hour each way, which is a big boost to Utah County commuters, but that means the wait time for others in Davis and Weber Counties doubles, going from 30 minutes to an hour.

Overall, UTA officials say most riders won’t see a difference in wait times, but for some people traveling against the flow – going from Salt Lake City to Ogden during morning rush hour – or at off-peak times, the wait time doubles. T

rains will still depart every 30 minutes and there will be the same number of trains on the rails, but UTA is working to allocate resources in the best way possible.

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Commuters get first trip on FrontRunner South line

Submitted by Fox13Now Web Staff

Saturday, December 8th, 2012, 5:58pm

PROVO, Utah – Commuters got their first chance to try out the new FrontRunner South line that travels from Salt Lake City to Provo.

The FrontRunner South line has seven stops: downtown Salt Lake City, near Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, near the South Towne Center in South Jordan, Draper, Lehi, American Fork, within walking distance to Utah Valley University in Orem and Provo.

Passengers got free rides on Saturday, and trains were packed with commuters as they got a chance to experience the 80 trains making the one-way hour-long trip.

“We had a hard time finding a seat for our whole family together,” said Spanish Fork resident Shirlene Jenkins.

With the new line, commuters can now travel from Weber County to Provo, stopping at major points along the way and making transfers to bus or TRAX lines fast and easy. UTA estimates that around 7,000 people will take advantage of the new line every day.

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I-15 Express Lanes public hearings, Nov. 1 and 8

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer

Thursday, October 11th, 2012, 12:48pm

UDOT welcomes residents to a public hearing about future plans for the extension of Express Lanes through Davis and Weber Counties.

The two meetings will be held on Nov. 1 at the Hope Center in Roy, located at 5051 South 2000 West, and on Nov 8 at Woods Cross City Hall, located at 1555 South and 800 West. Both meetings will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.udot.utah.gov/i15weberdavis... Read More

Roadwork to begin on Farmington Canyon road

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer

Thursday, September 6th, 2012, 3:22pm

Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads, (ERFO) funding has been received for the Farmington Canyon road.

With funds in place, repair work to preserve the wood retaining walls on the downhill side of the road should begin within the next week or so.

The next phase is to stabilize the landslide on the uphill side of the road which is anticipated to begin the first part of October and should be completed mid- to late-November, weather permitting.

The Farmington Canyon road will remain closed to all uses during construction.

The Farmington Canyon road closure starts at the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest boundary runs east along the Farmington Canyon road (Forest Service road #80007) to the Bountiful Peak Campground. See attached map.

Click here to see a map of the closure and more information (PDF)

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NSL hiring substitute crossing guards

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012, 9:38am

The North Salt Lake Police Dept. is hiring substitute crossing guards. Pay starts at $10 an hour.

Interested parties are asked to contact Jana at 801-335-8652 or apply at the Police Dept, located on the first level of City Hall (10 East Center Street), Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m... Read More

Construction at 300 W and Main St. in Kaysville

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer

Thursday, August 9th, 2012, 5:05pm

Construction is underway at the intersection 300 West and Main Street in Kaysville.

UDOT is installing a traffic signal, widening each corner of the intersection, installing storm drain and water lines and building new curb, gutter, sidewalk and parkstrips.

Construction began Monday, Aug. 6, and will be complete around the middle of October. Two lanes of traffic in each direction will be maintained for most of the construction period.

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