From Deseret News archives:
UDOT mapping Davis-Weber road plans
In Davis and Weber counties, commuters get to I-15 via 22 east-west roads where traffic is sometimes as dreadful in rush hour as it is on the freeway.
The Utah Department of Transportation is in the midst of a study to come up with a vision for transportation improvements between North Ogden and Farmington through 2040 and to create a five-year prioritized plan for construction projects.
And UDOT is looking for public comment.
So far, the vision states that Weber and Davis residents want to get to Salt Lake City and Ogden by car, train or bus with relative ease. They want to keep commerce localized but still want to maintain freeways.
UDOT has developed a map of proposed projects divided into three phases: 2008-13, 2014-23 and 2024-40.
The preferred plan, established by the study's steering committee, includes improvements or new construction on 15 roads, 11 in Davis and four in Weber, five interchanges and the establishment of a bus rapid transit route in Ogden in the first phase.
These are just recommendations and could eventually be ranked depending on funding and future needs.
Today, an open house to get more public input will be held at Ogden's Union Station at 2501 Wall Ave.
By September, UDOT expects to make a presentation on east-west corridors to the Utah Legislature's Transportation Interim Committee.
More information can be found at www.udot.utah.gov/daviswebereastwest.
If you go . . .
The Weber County open house for UDOT's east-west corridor study will be held today from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Union Station, located at 2501 Wall Ave., in Ogden.
E-mail: jdougherty@desnews.com
Recent comments
Class 1 Bikepaths are essential but seem to be a blind spot in UDOT...
Bob | June 12, 2008 at 10:35 a.m.
- UK man pulls bus with hair 2:38 p.m.
- Prospective groom drops ring 2:36 p.m.
- Swine flu has sickened 22M 2:35 p.m.
- Obama to want revised war options 2:33 p.m.
- Banks will need consent for fees 2:32 p.m.
- Obama leaves for Far East 2:17 p.m.
- 'Mormon Mustang' pilot valiant 1:56 p.m.
- BYU-I devotional: Elder Clayton 1:38 p.m.
- Juan Diego pulls away from Wasatch 1:34 p.m.
- Iran began nuke plant 7 years ago 1:16 p.m.
- House passes health care bill
305 - SLC council OKs gay rights policies
294 - TCU showdown has big implications
195 - Senators want food tax restored
158 - Cougars crush hapless Cowboys
155 - Utah Jazz fall apart against Kings
131 - Will state consider gay rights law?
126 - TCU 4th in AP poll; U. 16th, Y. 22nd
119 - Letters: Strange breed in Utah
115 - S.L. vote pending on gay protections
110
One of my guilty pleasures is perusing the covers of celebrity magazines...
The galactic center shines like firelight through gaps in …
Do you realize how insurance and annuities work? Guess not because they are...
A 2008 survey by sexologist Li Yinhe shows a mixed picture of public...
To UM, Bigotry is irrational. No explanation is possible or required....
Why do they have to be "gay members" of the military? Why can't they just be...
you are speaking the truth. it about time somebody points out AK's worth to...
This is nothing more than propagana. As long as people can lable these guys...
'But the constitution also allows for the free exercise of religion,...
A former BYU professor claiming that Mormons are "mainstream"?? Who...
re: SJ | 2:16 p.m. Nov. 12, 2009 "What a bunch of garbage on these...
To: Jeff R - what if it does the opposite?

