Salt Lake Transit News Thread

[Makid]

They has said Trax Lines. I am not sure if they are meaning multiple lines through the area, an extension of the Red through Riverton to meet the Blue line or not.

The only thing I can guarantee though is that the Blue Line to Lehi/Orem will be shifting West through the Prison Redevelopment area and then back East to go back to the UTA ROW near Adobe.

I think that the State may put pressure on MAG to put funding towards a Trax extension going West through Lehi and Saratoga Springs and towards Eagle Mountain. MAG wants BRT but Saratoga Springs and especially Eagle Mountain have wanted Trax and were complaining when MAG put BRT on their 30 year plan.

I would be okay with Trax going through Lehi to Saratoga Springs only because then the Red Line can be extended South to form a long loop there. BRT can be run from Saratoga Springs to Eagle Mountain and from Riverton to the Blue Line/Prison Redevelopment.

I would hope that the State would fund a Study of the Blue Line route adjustment through the Redevelopment area and use the FrontRunner study release in August a something to do direct funding for in the immediate future (next few years).

This way they can do a single project at a time. And knock out one of the biggest bang for the buck ones first since they can't start the Blue Line extension anyway until 2021 at the earliest but could start FrontRunner upgrades next year.