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UDOT picks Corridor link
But some in Lehi object to 2100 North highway
"If you look at the Clean Water Act and you look at (National Environmental Policy Act) regulations, we may not have any choice," said Stuart Adams, newly elected chairman of the Transportation Commission. "We need to be realistic in what we do."
Some residents of Lehi, including elected city leaders, say a highway at 2100 North is anything but the best option. Instead, city officials prefer an option that includes arterials and a freeway connection at 4800 North, near Point of the Mountain.
"I just think the Transportation Commission spoke too early and made a mistake," said Lehi Mayor Howard Johnson. "As a city we're not going to stand for that. We're going to do what we can do avoid our city being cut up and our business district being destroyed by a highway."
The third option, on which UDOT will now concentrate efforts, connects the Mountain View Corridor to Utah County with a six-lane freeway on 2100 North in Lehi.
Of the three options, UDOT Mountain View Corridor project coordinator Teri Newell says 2100 North is the best choice because it is the least expensive, equally as effective at moving cars as the other roads and has the least amount of environmental impact on the area's houses and wetlands.
"What we're trying to do is follow the data for it," Newell said. "The data point to this alternative."
Comparatively, the 2100 North option affects 29 homes, three businesses and three historical landmarks. In addition, the road would impact 14.7 acres of wetlands in the area.
Building the arterials option or a freeway at 1900 South would affect between 72 and 127 homes, Newell said. At least 50 acres of wetlands would be impacted by these options.
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