Update, Southern Metro - Vineyard does final preparations for groundbreaking of new FrontRunner station
By Genelle Pugmire, Daily Herald - https://www.heraldextra.com/news/loc...e66949f46.html
The next step for the future of Vineyard is happening in just two weeks as Utah Transit Authority prepares for the groundbreaking of a new FrontRunner station in the city.
The groundbreaking for the new Vineyard FrontRunner station will be at 2 p.m. on May 13. Representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah State Legislature and Utah Transit Authority will be among the guests.
"One of the exciting parts of the Vineyard station plans is the double-track that will be laid from the station and north 2 miles".
The site of the new Vineyard Station will be a gateway to the new Vineyard area downtown plan. Courtesy Vineyard City
Before then, a few finishing touches in preparation for the festivities are in the works, according to George Angerbauer, public relations specialist with UTA.
“We are thrilled to add this new Vineyard Station and FrontRunner service,” Angerbauer said.
UTA is happy when cities look into the future and plan now for growth and transportation expansion, according to Angerbauer.
When you look that far ahead you create a lot of opportunity, you create a lifestyle. Vineyard has done a great job planning, Angerbauer said.
“With this new station, FrontRunner has even greater capability to connect students, commuters, recreation seekers, remote family members and anyone wishing to travel across the beautiful Wasatch Front,” Angerbauer said...
...“UTA is adding $10 million for the necessary double-track section approximately 2 miles north of the station to improve regional mobility — this is the first section of double track installed since its (FrontRunner’s) opening, and we are working toward additional double track areas to decrease travel time and increase reliability,” Angerbauer said.
Maps of Vineyard as it is built out from the FrontRunner train station across from the Utah Valley University property, to the long esplanade to the beachfront properties at Utah Lake. Courtesy @geneva
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