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September 4 2016 Vol. I • No. 18
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Initial Phase of $155M Mountain View Corridor Under Way
Work on this segment began earlier this year and is expected to continue through 2017.
By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT
Staker Parson photo
While no specific timetable has been given by the Utah Department of Transportation for the overall project, planners anticipate the work to be fully completed by 2030.
A project to construct new lanes and bridges along a 2-mi. (3.2 km) northern stretch of Utah’s Mountain View Corridor on state Route 85 from 5400 South north to 4100 South in Salt Lake and Utah counties is progressing. Work on this segment began earlier this year and is expected to continue through 2017. Cost for improvements is set at $155 million and is state funded. The section of roadway connects with a now open SR 85 stretch from 16000 South in Utah County, north to 5400 South in Salt Lake County. The north-south roadway is west of Interstate 15. Also, utilities are being relocated from 2700 South to SR 201. In addition, funding has been
allocated for improvements on a section of SR 85 from 4100 South north to SR 201. For now, the focus is on adding two outside lanes along a 2-mi. section of SR 85 from 5400 South to 4100 South. That will result in two lanes in each direction separated by a wide median. The project includes construction 14 roadway bridges and seven trail bridges. In addition, the intersection of 4100 South to 5600 West will be constructed as part of this segment of construction. Heavy Equipment on Site Excavators, scrapers, crushing equipment and cranes are currently on site. “Crews are working on driving see CORRIDOR page 4