Regarding alternative routes into Ogden, Neff said the southern half of I-15's widening project in Weber County is now completed. Motorists can now take an expanded I-15 to 31st Street and enter Ogden. Or, those from much of Davis County can use Highway 89 for Ogden-area access.

Neff said the project's west and east ends are not fully designed yet and so no cost estimate for the entire project is currently available. Also, all the property acquisition will not be finished until next spring.

Although some work will start in January, spring will likely be when the real thrust of the project begins in the warmer weather. Extensive road work on the east side of the Weber River viaduct will not commence until 2009.

Neff said the Riverdale Road project has already been in the planning stages for more than five years.

For more information on the project: go to www.udot. utah.gov/riverdale; send an e-mail query to rrd2009@utah. gov, or call 1-877-RRD-2009.

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