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Cautionary tale on U.S. 6
U.S. 6 has long been considered one of the most dangerous highways in Utah, if not the nation. The Utah Department of Transportation has spent $15 million on safety improvements over the past eight years, adding passing lanes and expanding shoulders, among other projects. Large-scale improvements, such as widening the road to four lanes, would cost more than $1 billion. But parts of the highway are bordered by rock formations, a river and a railway, which limits UDOT's options.
Absent the funding for a big fix, driver safety on U.S. 6 depends largely on drivers. Anyone who travels the highway needs to be aware of possible hazards and should heed posted speed limits and other warning signs. UDOT needs to speed up its plans to implement an "early warning" system to the Red Narrows curves of U.S. 6 to remind speeding motorists to slow down.
Monday's accident should prompt further discussion about what the state should do and what it reasonably can afford to do about U.S. 6. In the meantime, UDOT should fast-track warning systems and drivers should acquaint themselves with the hazards of the dangerous highway and drive accordingly.
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