[0:04] Good afternoon and welcome to uh our transcom meeting on this August the

[0:09] 20th, 2026. It's 1:36. Sorry for the delayed uh start. This is a transcom and

[0:18] uh we'd like to excuse our chair, Mayor Mark Shepard. Uh he's out of town. Uh or

[0:25] he's not in this town, so he would be in another town that's out away from here.

[0:31] Uh would like to have you start down there.

[0:35] Uh thank you so much at uh let's start with you, Rosie, and then we'll go

[0:40] around the table. Then I'll have Andrea introduce those of you who have chosen

[0:44] to be online, and then she'll give you the instructions then. But Rosie, go

[0:49] ahead. Rosie Hernandez and I'm part of the admin team at WFRC.

[0:54] » Jordan Chandler, also part of the admin team at WFRC.

[0:59] » Tiffany PCO, UDOT, program development. >> Dan Dugan, Salt Lake City,

[1:06] » Brook Duza, Sandy City Council. >> Sheldon Burge, Tila Cog,

[1:14] » Andrea Pearson, part of the admin team at WFRC. Andrew Guber, executive

[1:19] director here at WFRC. Welcome everybody in person and online.

[1:24] » Wayne Benion, WFRC staff. >> Ed Nolton, WFRC deputy director, chief

[1:30] planner. >> Ivan Morero, Federal Highway

[1:33] Administration. >> Jiren Robertson with Utah Transit

[1:36] Authority. >> Ethan Ray, project manager, UTA.

[1:41] » Fibultani, WFRC staff. Matt Gray and I've just started with

[1:47] Salt Lake County as transportation program coordinator.

[1:52] » Ben Wri, uh, was headfront staff short- range planning.

[1:57] » For those of you who are in the hallway, we invite you to come in now. Uh,

[2:01] Andrea, go ahead. >> Okay. Online today, um, I'll just say

[2:07] three of you and have you introduced yourselves. Uh, Commissioner Crofts,

[2:11] Mayor Burton, and Commissioner Blocker. Hello, John Crofts, Davis County.

[2:19] » Derek Martin, mayor of West Jordan, new recipient on the bond for rec center.

[2:27] » Railen Blocker, commissioner in Morgan County.

[2:33] » Okay, next. Um, Meg Padin, Nicole Bordeaux, and Mayor Bingham.

[2:40] Hi, Meg Padin, community and economic development director, Wasach Front

[2:43] Regional Council. >> Good afternoon. Nicole Berto at the Utah

[2:48] Transit Authority. >> Sher Bingham, mayor of Hipper City.

[2:55] » Um, Mayor Jackson, Johnny Nordon, Mayor Palmer.

[3:04] » Hi, this is Sher Jackson from Mil Creek. John Aaron with Front Regional Council.

[3:12] » Uh Lauren Palmer, mayor out in Haramman >> and uh Carlton Christensen

[3:20] and um Mayor Fatheringham. >> Uh Carlton Christensen, economic

[3:25] development director for this Sandy City.

[3:32] And >> Mayor Fatheringham is waving. It looks

[3:34] like he might be driving, so we're probably good. And then we have uh some

[3:38] other attendees online as well. >> Very good. Thank you so much, Andrea. Uh

[3:44] our first action. >> Sorry.

[3:46] » Okay. >> I apologize. I also missed uh

[3:51] » uh Tom Jacobson um part of our commission. U

[3:57] » Good afternoon everyone. It's not >> Good afternoon. Thank you. Anyone else?

[4:02] » Good to go. Our first action item is the approval for the minutes the on the

[4:06] meeting that we held here on June the 18th, 2026. Uh entertain a motion for

[4:11] approval. >> Mr. Chair, I move for approval.

[4:15] » Thank you. Accepted. >> Need a second.

[4:18] » Yep, that's me. >> That's great. Thank you so much. Place

[4:22] that motion for vote. All in favor? >> I.

[4:25] » Great. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Our next item is what will

[4:31] be our chair's report. Uh, as you're aware, one of the WFRC's primary

[4:35] activities is programming funds for the transportation projects and technical

[4:40] assistance, putting resources in the hands of our local communities. I'd like

[4:44] to turn the time over right now to Mr. Wayne Benign to briefly remind us of

[4:48] these programs and their due dates.

[4:54] » Thanks, Mr. Chair. Uh with a new funding cycle approaching soon, we just wanted

[5:01] to take this opportunity to remind you of the uh funding programs, the

[5:06] resources that are available through WFRC.

[5:10] You can see uh the first four of these five programs on the first slide are

[5:17] capital improvement programs and then there's also the transportation and land

[5:22] use connection program. All five of these have letters of intent that'll be

[5:27] due September 30th. So, we wanted to encourage all of you to think about

[5:35] needs in your cities and your communities and uh talk with your staff

[5:41] and consider applying for uh submitting a letter of intent for these programs.

[5:48] Uh we plan to go out to the councils of government in

[5:54] each of the counties uh in September and also talk with uh your staff at our

[6:03] technical advisory committee meetings and give them more detailed information.

[6:08] There will also be u a email coming out around September 2nd

[6:16] with uh with additional information on not only these five programs but also uh

[6:25] the four on this uh last slide. Uh these latter four do not need a letter of

[6:32] intent. They're on a different timeline, different time frame. Um, but the

[6:38] information we send out will have contact information regarding these four

[6:44] programs as well as the five on the first slide. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[6:49] » Thank you for that review, Wayne. Appreciate that. Uh, are there any

[6:53] questions for Wayne Wayne before we move on? Seeing none or hearing none, I'll

[6:57] move on to the public comment portion of the agenda. We have some uh public here

[7:03] uh at the WFRC and also online. We encourage those of you either in person

[7:09] or online to comment if you'd like to. Uh we'd like you to if you do decide to

[7:14] comment, we'd love for you to limit your comments to three minutes and also those

[7:19] items that will only appear on this agenda if you would. Are there any that

[7:24] would like to comment at this time? Seeing none in person, are there any

[7:29] online?

[7:32] » No comments online. >> No comments online. Thank you very much.

[7:35] Then we'll move on to our item number four, the transportation improvement

[7:40] program known as the TIP. Uh today we have two items to recommend to the

[7:46] regional council for action regarding the transportation improvement program.

[7:50] First, the requests are to modify the existing 2026 to 2031 tip with Ben

[7:56] Richwood. He'll Ben will review those things with us. And then the second is

[8:00] the 2027 to 2032 transportation improvement program. When we get to that

[8:06] uh that item, Ben will give us some some more time to remind us a bit about the

[8:10] public involvement uh efforts and the public comments received. After that,

[8:15] we'll open it up for for some discussion. Ben, let's uh start with the

[8:20] first one, item number 4A, which is the board modification to the 2026 2031

[8:25] transportation improvement program. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[8:30] So, in your meeting materials, you should have well, you do have you'll

[8:35] have three tables in in your meeting materials. And those tables identify

[8:40] seven projects that are before us at this time for board modification into

[8:45] the 2026 2031 transportation improvement program.

[8:50] We'll go through each one of those projects in a fairly quick manner for

[8:54] your review and then seek your approval for this board modification. So the very

[9:00] first project we have is a project up in Weber County. This is a project on 2700

[9:05] North. This is for a future rail crossing here.

[9:10] Here we have the rail both UTA and Union Pacific Rails that cross 2700 North.

[9:18] Here's a picture looking to the west. Here's a picture looking to the east.

[9:27] The intent of this request is to seek funding or UDOT is seeking federal funds

[9:34] to be able to do a concept report in this project with the intent that as

[9:41] each phase is moving forward that those funds will be sought after through

[9:46] federal grants. So this first grant is to develop a project concept uh

[9:52] coordinate between the stakeholders and then put together a partial design for

[9:57] this separated grade crossing. Uh this estimated project cost is $2.5 million.

[10:05] The next project we have is a project in Davis County. This project on I-15 and

[10:10] it's located there at 650 North. There are two I-15 structures over 650

[10:17] north. There's the northbound and there's the southbound. And both of

[10:21] these structures are just worn right out to where to the point that regular

[10:26] maintenance is no longer a viable option.

[10:30] Here's a picture again in the upper left looking west and then a picture looking

[10:35] north. Here's a picture underneath these

[10:39] structures on both directions.

[10:48] So the intent of this is to replace these structures. In fact, UDOT wants to

[10:54] replace these structures and implement I-15 modifications that'll address

[10:59] future needs on I-15. Uh UD do is seeking additional federal

[11:04] funding for this project at the tune of 64 plus million. They do have $16.2 $2

[11:12] million identified through the structures program and region one. So

[11:17] the intent is as the department is seeking these additional funds is if

[11:22] successful in her bid will come back and this project will go underway.

[11:28] The next project is a project in Salt Lake County. This

[11:33] is a project on I80.

[11:37] This is between before the turnoff to go to Mountain Bell or East Canyon

[11:42] Reservoir all the way up to Lamb's Canyon a little beyond the Lambs Canyon

[11:48] uh turnoff there. The desire of the department is to extend the climbing

[11:53] lanes on this facility recognizing I80 as a major east west corridor for

[11:59] freight. Um, UD do is also seeking federal funds on this project to build

[12:06] or construct an additional climbing lane that will improve the safety for all

[12:12] motorists. But the intent there is to seek $42 million in federal funds

[12:18] through discretionary grant and the department currently has $28.4 $4

[12:24] million of state transportation solution program funds identified for this

[12:30] project for a total project cost of $71 million.

[12:35] That brings us to the second table which identifies three more projects for us to

[12:41] review. The first project is a project there in Kwood Canyons there. This is

[12:46] part of our first phasewood Canyons improvements there. This is to help with

[12:53] the mobility hub. As you'll recall in the phase or construction of the

[12:59] Cottonwood Canyons increased bus uh and mobility hub as well as

[13:06] tolling facilities, but this is to address the an interchange that's

[13:12] necessary here on Wasach Boulevard at about 6900 South. This will improve

[13:19] access for the mobility hub as well as local access.

[13:24] This project requires an additional $16 million from the TIFF Compwood Canyons

[13:30] funds, making this total project cost of $72 million.

[13:37] The next project to look at is a project on I-15 in South Salt Lake area or the

[13:43] southern part of the valley there between 106 South and 90th South.

[13:50] This is to address the concrete panels. The intent there is for the department

[13:57] to continue on. This is a project that's ongoing. But during construction

[14:02] identified that there was more panels and there was also some greater depth

[14:06] that needed to be addressed in replacement of these panels and then

[14:11] doing some grinding so that it would provide a smooth surface on I-15.

[14:17] Couple of pictures of what's required when they're out doing this kind of

[14:20] work. So, the project will repair the concrete

[14:25] panels and then do the pavement grinding to improve the ride quality. It's

[14:31] estimated that another million dollars of state transportation solution program

[14:35] funds to be added to this project for a total project cost of 11.6 million.

[14:43] The next project we have before us is a little to the north. It's on I-15 there

[14:48] between 7200 South and 5300 South. This project is also to address the

[14:54] improvements to the concrete panels. But while it was in design, not only were

[15:00] there additional panels identified like on the current project to the south, but

[15:05] there was identified some needs to improve some of the barrier as well as

[15:10] some of the end treatments to the barriers. So this project

[15:15] again some nighttime efforts to make those projects happen. You can see the

[15:20] distresses. You know it was pretty hard and difficult often times to go through

[15:25] and find projects when the department's working on things of

[15:31] bad pavement or bad work. And then as I was doing a search looking for these

[15:35] projects, I come across a secret weapon that UD do uses. And this a picture of

[15:41] the crews down south using a little sealer there as they repair the road

[15:46] repairs. But all joking aside, UD do a very efficient and a very effective job

[15:52] on taking care of the facilities all around our communities. But this project

[15:57] here will repair the concrete panels and perform the grinding as well as address

[16:02] the barrier repairs and the end treatments. they will add an additional

[16:07] or the request is to add an additional $1.7 million to the project for a total

[16:13] project cost of 14 million plus. That brings us to our last table. This

[16:19] last table was a project that was identified and on 300 West. is the grade

[16:26] separated project between 100 South and South Temple. Back during the 20 um

[16:34] during the the 2025 legislative session, this project was identified and the

[16:40] legislation in the 2025 identified and programmed

[16:46] $300 million for this particular project to do a great separated while

[16:51] maintaining traffic operations here on 300 West. However, this past legislative

[16:57] session, the legislative uh reduced that amount to a maximum of 250 thou or 250

[17:05] million and that is to be used for the rightway acquisition construction for

[17:11] improvements on and connections to SR89 or 300 West and the surrounding

[17:17] transportation facilities. Mr. Chair, that is all the board

[17:21] modifications before us.

[17:27] Great. Any questions for Ben? Any online?

[17:33] Then uh we're looking for a motion to recommend the regional council approve

[17:36] the resolution to modify the 2026 to 2030 2031 transportation improvement uh

[17:43] program as requested. >> So moved. John Crops.

[17:47] » Thank you. Second. Dan Dugan. Appreciate that.

[17:51] Place that motion for vote. All in favor?

[17:54] » I >> I

[17:56] » I. [clears throat] Any oppose? Hearing? None. That motion uh is

[18:01] unanimous. We'll now move on to item 4B on our action item on our agenda, which

[18:08] is approval of the 2027 to 2032 tip. Uh go ahead, Ben. Awesome. Real quick

[18:15] before you move on, I just want to uh welcome Mayor Bram from Immigration and

[18:20] then also Mayor Gail from Morgan City is online with us.

[18:24] » Great. Thank you. >> Thanks.

[18:25] » Good catch. >> Back to the fire.

[18:29] » What a fitting time of year. >> This is live looking out the window

[18:33] there. Just actually this is for one hot item we have right now as we talk about

[18:38] item 4B and that's to take action on the 2732

[18:43] transportation improvement program or I should say the full name of it is the

[18:48] 2027 2032 but we'll reference it as the 2732 tip. So,

[18:56] as many of you are well aware, the transportation improvement program

[19:00] implements the long range plans of highway transit and active

[19:03] transportation projects. Both of these programs work hand in hand

[19:09] for the transportation issues along the walls front.

[19:13] The tip helps us meet the short range needs of the walls front and it also

[19:18] provides maintenance of our existing system. So this document is a pretty

[19:23] important document to worry about and be a part of.

[19:27] So in the preparation for the draft document are the tables that identify

[19:33] the programs of all of the projects that transcom recommended to the regional

[19:37] council for approval. In addition to those tables are the projects that are

[19:43] identified and initiated through the department of transportation for

[19:47] programming in consensus with the local governments and the NPOS's as we work

[19:52] together. In addition to that are the projects the programs that are

[19:57] administered through FDA as they take the lead in the coordination of the

[20:02] programming of these projects. And in addition to identifying all of

[20:06] these projects is the conformity determination showing that we conform

[20:12] to the analysis that are necessary for these projects to

[20:17] move forward. So these documents as they're prepared have gone out for

[20:21] public review and comment. But before we go into that, let me review back with

[20:25] you where we were our last meeting on the 17th of June. We've received from

[20:30] you directions to go out for public review and comment to begin on the 27th

[20:35] of June and conclude on the 2nd of August. During that time, we had three

[20:40] open houses. We had one open house on the 21st, one on the 28th, and then we

[20:46] had an online um open house on the 30th. From all that information, as we

[20:52] collected public comments on that, we reviewed the summary of those comments

[20:57] with our technical advisory committees on the 5th of August. And then that

[21:03] information and any other information we'd gathered to this point is being

[21:08] brought to you and presented to you for your review and recommendation to the

[21:12] regional council for their meeting next Thursday. The intent is then once this

[21:20] document is approved, we get all of this information to UDOT who will then submit

[21:27] with the other three NPOS and a statewide transportation improvement

[21:31] program. So the STIP incorporates the four NPOS's tips which are

[21:36] transportation improvement programs with the state information that is outside

[21:41] the NO boundaries. All of that combines into a statewide transportation

[21:46] improvement program and that is submitted to Federal Highways and

[21:50] Federal Transit the 1 of September and that gives the federal administrations

[21:56] the whole month of September to review the information and then hopefully we

[22:01] come back and we anticipate the new transportation improvement program live

[22:07] and ready to go on October 1st. So that's when we'll have the 2732

[22:12] transportation improvement program. So when we went out for public review and

[22:17] comment with the tip, there were we sent out notices. We public notices, we sent

[22:23] out media notices, we sent out um all the information we could out to the

[22:28] public inviting them to come review the information. And they could do that in

[22:32] person, they could do that online, they could do it via emails or however they

[22:37] wanted to. One of our most effective tools is our online interactive map.

[22:43] This map they're able to go to and they're able to select a specific

[22:48] project, needle down on it, understand it a little more, and leave the comments

[22:54] um for the project. So from that information we collected

[22:59] more than 175 comments via the interactive map through emails or other

[23:05] correspondents as well as in person or in the open houses. So in your meeting

[23:12] materials is a copy of the summary of the public comments received and maybe

[23:18] reviewing there just like the very first one. Many comments express support for

[23:23] various transportation projects in the tip and in our response WRC appreciates

[23:29] the public support for the work of of UTA and local governments in advancing

[23:34] numerous transportation improvements throughout the region and that's very

[23:39] true. It is the hard work of the departments and UTA and the local

[23:43] governments that makes all of this happen.

[23:46] But here's something that's a little misconceiving. So I might add too that

[23:52] in your meeting materials is a is a copy of all the public comments received. And

[23:58] I and I wrote this down so that I would word it right and not get too nervous to

[24:02] say it. But there's some misunderstanding that happens in a

[24:05] public comment period. Sometimes it's it's not a matter if I like or I don't

[24:10] like the project. And that's where we get some feedback. Well, I told you I

[24:14] don't like the project, but you build it anyway, so you don't listen to me.

[24:18] That's not what the public review and comment really is. It's important, but

[24:23] what it needs to is it's let me go back now. I should have just read here.

[24:30] So, I wrote sometimes it's not a matter of like or don't like, it's that we have

[24:34] a project to complete. What do we need to know to make it a better project?

[24:39] What do you know that can make this more productive? How do we get a better

[24:43] result? Help us understand the complexities and what are the local

[24:47] impacts or what are their needs that are necessary. There are often times when

[24:52] we're out on a project that being whoever the local governments

[24:57] do. UTA we don't understand all the local involvements necessarily that

[25:02] pertain to this area. Case in point is times when going out for an improvement

[25:08] and someone comes in says you you know there's there's a well in this area and

[25:13] that requires us to readress some of the design in the project or are you aware

[25:19] there's a school that's going to be built in this area that makes us aware

[25:23] of other of improvements and need to um there was a time there's a project on

[25:29] Foothill Boulevard it was a pedestrian and landscape improvements and due to

[25:33] the Public comment and input modified the landscaping areas. It's changed the

[25:39] crossing location and the crossing type to unique angle crossing to shorten the

[25:44] time to cross and include other roadway improvements. That came through a public

[25:49] review and comment period. Another one was a design build on I80.

[25:54] Now, this is a big project. You'd think, oh, this is an interstate. What can I

[25:58] say to this? But because of public comment and input, the structures on

[26:04] 1300 East and 1700 East um were widened for to include exclusive bike lanes on

[26:11] those facilities. So these are the comments that are received and we take

[26:15] all of this information and what do we do with them? Well, we document them.

[26:20] Then we take the information and we share that with project management

[26:23] meetings and then those those comments that are appropriate to the project get

[26:28] implemented. And so it's important that the public have input in this process

[26:35] and as we move forward with each project. Um Mr. Chair, that would be all

[26:40] that I have to report to Transcom. You know, that's a great report and I

[26:45] appreciate that you uh set aside and and and you you kept all those comments, but

[26:52] yet you you refined them so that they can include those things that are

[26:56] important. Then you explained it, Ben, great job. I think it's a great job.

[27:00] Thank you so much. board. Do you have any comments for Ben before I uh I I I'm

[27:05] I'm going to look for a motion to recommend that the regional council

[27:09] approve the resolution adopting the 2027 through 2032 TIP or transportation

[27:16] improvement program and the corresponding air quality conformity

[27:20] analysis. I can't there's too many of you at once.

[27:24] Can you >> I move for approval.

[27:27] » Thank you, Dan. Any second?

[27:34] Thank you, Mr. Souza. Great. I'll place that motion for vote. All in favor?

[27:38] » I >> I.

[27:40] » Any opposed? It passes unanimously. Thank you so

[27:44] much. Moving on to item number five. Mr. Chair,

[27:47] » go ahead. >> Briefly, may I interject and just

[27:51] express appreciation? Um, you noted Ben's good work, and he does indeed do a

[27:56] lot of good work, but what's reflected more broadly in this in the entirety of

[28:02] the tip is the work of I was going to say dozens, hundreds of of people and

[28:09] stakeholders and organizations from obviously the um the metropolitan

[28:14] planning organizations, U.U.TA, a all the cities, all the cities, all the

[28:18] counties, all the stakeholders that are involved as Ben noted with uh public

[28:22] engagement. Um there's a lot of complexity in what's going on here in

[28:27] the infrastructure in our region, the planning for the future, the investing,

[28:31] the various funding sources. Um and the and it would not work as well as it does

[28:36] without the intensive coordination that happens um including on the various

[28:42] funding sources, federal funding sources that have their own uh requirements and

[28:47] Ivan and the team at FHWA help us navigating that, state funding sources,

[28:52] uh local funding sources as well. There's a lot that goes into the

[28:56] billions of dollars of investment in our infrastructure year in and year out. And

[29:01] so I just want to express appreciation for the partnership and the hard work.

[29:06] » That's well said. Thank you so much. You know, I'm sitting here thinking while

[29:10] you're describing all that takes a lot of effort to get the cows in off the

[29:14] range. You've got to have your panels set up. You've got to have your feed

[29:17] ready to go so that when you bring them all in, they're ready to go and things

[29:21] just come together. That's it's great. >> That's basically exactly what I was

[29:26] thinking, too. [clears throat] >> Yes. I'm glad it it's a it's a tasty

[29:30] outcome for those of us who care about beef. Okay, great. I'll move on to item

[29:36] number five. Uh it's an action item which is a selfcertification of the

[29:41] transportation planning process. Uh we're going to go to Wayne.

[29:47] Thank you, Mr. Chair. As Ben mentioned, the tip at the end of this month or

[29:52] first and next will be submitted to the Federal Highway Administration and the

[29:56] Federal Transit Administration uh for approval. At that same time,

[30:02] we're also required to submit to them for approval a document certifying that

[30:09] the regional transportation planning process is in compliance with federal

[30:15] requirements. And so in your meeting materials there's a copy of this

[30:20] selfcertification document and the resolution on the front

[30:25] page. Um and this has been prepared in cooperation with UD do and UTA

[30:33] and uh it outlines the organizational structure for the regional council as

[30:42] the as the MO and it outlines technical elements uh of

[30:48] the planning process such as travel modeling. It outlines other elements

[30:53] such as public involvement and it also describes the key products uh such as

[31:00] the regional transportation plan and the transportation improvement program. Uh

[31:06] so all of that uh to say uh we're grateful for the uh attitude of co

[31:16] collaboration that's uh exists in this area and uh because of that we're able

[31:22] to comply with federal requirements and uh do a lot more in addition to uh

[31:31] meeting the requirements. So, with that, uh, that's a brief overview of this

[31:38] self-certification document. If anybody has any questions or comments that'd

[31:43] like to make regarding it, I would be happy to entertain those.

[31:48] » Any online? Any online or here in the chamber?

[31:55] » There's no one online. >> Sorry, none online.

[31:58] » No one commenting on that. >> Thank you. You know, uh, again, Andrew,

[32:02] I appreciate Wayne and making sure that he is, uh, is complete with the, uh, and

[32:08] complies with all the regulatory things they have in the federal government to

[32:13] make sure that we're all safe and protected, that the liabilities are

[32:18] minimized and taken care of. And, uh, boy, what a great team. What a great

[32:23] team you have here. Reminds go Utah. I was going to say, uh, yeah, okay,

[32:28] that'll work.

[32:32] I I once again I'll remind you that the perfect blend of blue and red is purple.

[32:40] » Yeah. So, go Weber State. Thank you. Uh I'll look for a motion to recommend that

[32:47] the WFRC council approve the resolution certifying the transportation planning

[32:51] process. >> So moved.

[32:54] » Thank you very much, Mr. Bur. Mr. Dugan, thank you for the second. All in favor

[32:58] say I. >> I. I

[32:59] » I >> opposed if any. Thank you very much.

[33:04] That also passes unanim unanimously. All right. We have with us today Ethan

[33:09] Ray from the UTA. He's a project manager. He's here to talk to us about

[33:13] the upcoming 5600 West uh enhancement bus uh route out there in uh Salt Lake

[33:20] County. Uh >> West Jordan. Yes.

[33:24] » Yeah. Hair Burton,

[33:29] thank you so much. I noticed your hat today. You're you're uh Anyway, good for

[33:36] you. All right. Anyway, Ethan, go ahead, please.

[33:39] » Yeah. Well, thank you for having me and and thanks uh Mayor Burton for the shout

[33:43] out. We love working with with your team on this project. So, just wanted to

[33:46] provide a quick overview of the project today and where we're at and what some

[33:49] of our next steps are. So high level what some of our goals are is we really

[33:53] want to increase our transit service along the west side of Salt Lake County

[33:58] uh and really looking at improving regional mobility with that we have a

[34:01] lot of east west routes that are terminating at 5600 west uh and we want

[34:05] a really strong north south backbone for all those routes to tie into that will

[34:09] then connect to all the different um uh uh residents and employment centers that

[34:15] are along along the corridor to really provide a a strong uh transit line um

[34:20] for for these folks. So, this uh map kind of shows uh the the project. We're

[34:25] starting on the south end at our old Bingham Highway track station on the red

[34:29] line going all the way north along um the 5600 West corridor connecting to the

[34:35] international center and then to the airport and ultimately um to to downtown

[34:40] uh Salt Lake City. This project is part of mount corridor um and it is part of

[34:45] the environmental mitigation for that uh project um to uh because the community

[34:50] really wanted to see transit in addition to roadway improvements and it's also

[34:54] been um in our uh 5-year service plan to to address a lot of the growth that

[34:58] we're we're seeing in this area. We have a pretty uh diverse set of funding

[35:02] sources for the project. So we have state funding through TTIF. We have um

[35:06] uh three federal sources of funding including LONO um which is uh supporting

[35:10] the vehicles. We have a CMAC funding and then we have a federal earmark that's

[35:14] coming to the project in addition to UTA funds. Uh the project includes uh 25 CG

[35:20] compressed natural gas buses. So that's what the the low no money is is for is

[35:24] to is to purchase those buses. And then we're also expanding our CG fueling

[35:28] building to support the increased CNG fleet. Uh, as part of this project,

[35:33] we're building 22 new bus stops along uh 5600 West. So, all those circles that

[35:39] you see on the map, those are will be new stops, all with amenities. They'll

[35:43] have shelters, benches, garbage cans to really make them um attractive to the

[35:48] community. And then we'll use existing um stop infrastructure through the

[35:52] downtown area. Um we'll have 15-minute service um along along this corridor.

[35:57] And like I kind of mentioned earlier, we're really trying to connect a lot of

[36:00] key destinations. There's a lot of jobs along along this corridor and this this

[36:03] this route will tie all of those uh together.

[36:09] As far as schedule, where we're at right now is we're just kind of wrapping up

[36:13] the final design um stage of the project. So, we're um pretty much done.

[36:17] Just getting some final comments um from the the cities along our our corridor on

[36:22] um Oh, one thing I didn't mention uh previously that's worth um bringing up

[36:26] is we have um four new parking rides um that are part also part of the project.

[36:32] Um uh we have an existing lot at at 3500 South and then we're adding a lot at uh

[36:37] 5,400 South, 6200 South, 7,800 South, and 90th South and then existing parking

[36:42] at at Old Bingham Highway Traffic Station. And we've been working closely

[36:45] with the cities on the design for for these lots and making sure that they uh

[36:49] will meet the the demand and really meet the purpose of the Mountain View

[36:53] corridor um project which is looking to get as much access um into uh the

[36:58] transit system as possible. Um so right now we're just kind of wrapping up that

[37:02] some of that review um with with the city cities and then uh the plan is to

[37:06] go start construction early next year. uh we'll be have about a year of

[37:10] construction and right now we're scheduled to have revenue service

[37:13] starting in April of 2028.

[37:17] And uh just some really quick just wanted to kind of show some of the

[37:21] parking rides. So these are smaller scale parking rides um 20 to to to 40

[37:26] range of of stalls. So not not huge because we really want them to be more

[37:30] community- based. um they're they all um have um a location for paratransit

[37:35] service because this is at is at the edge of our our service zone. So we want

[37:39] people to be able to get access to uh the paratransit system. So we we've

[37:43] worked really hard to make sure that all of that is is accommodated um for for

[37:47] these lots. Uh the 5600 west bus route itself will not pull into these lots.

[37:52] They're right they're all directly off of 5600 west to allow for fast rapid

[37:56] service on on that corridor. Um we will have at our 78 um 100 lot which is the

[38:02] bottom left um some infrastructure for local bus routes to end of line at that

[38:07] location.

[38:10] And then um just as far as uh kind of the the um CNG fueling building project,

[38:15] wanted to touch on that in a little bit more detail and kind of some of the

[38:18] specifics on that. So, the CNG fueling building that was built uh back in 2015

[38:24] ahead of the rest of the depot district um that's just um around the corner from

[38:28] from here. Um and it was built with two fueling bays um and it was planned to

[38:33] have a third and now with 25 additional buses that we're adding to the fleet um

[38:37] there's definitely um the the need for that for additional fueling capacity. Um

[38:43] and so we're working on that right now. The ground was broken on this project

[38:46] back in May. Um we anticipate uh being complete uh towards the end of this

[38:50] year, potentially early uh 2027.

[38:56] And this is just some pictures of some of the ongoing con uh construction. So

[38:59] in the top left, you can see the the existing building. Those two black doors

[39:03] are two existing fueling bays. We're expanding to the east. Um so they've um

[39:08] the the um foundations have been um put put in. uh in the middle. One of the

[39:14] cool things about this project is we added structural geop into the ground.

[39:18] Um so this building will be uh really solid um so that we can we can know that

[39:23] it'll it'll be safe because we are in an area that's prone to to look up action.

[39:27] So kind of kind of a cool piece just wanted to point out but should be done

[39:31] uh close to the end of the end of the year on this project. And that's kind of

[39:35] my quick high level overview. I'm happy to answer any questions or touch on

[39:38] anything in more detail. >> Any questions for Mr. Ray? I I've got

[39:42] one >> just to just go ahead. We'll go to you

[39:45] Dan first. >> Thanks Ethan for the presentation. You

[39:48] said 15 minute service. Is that seven days a week?

[39:52] » So it'll it'll follow it'll match our kind of existing guidelines. So it's

[39:56] it's weekday 15 minute service um like from early pretty early in the morning

[40:00] to the afternoon and then outside of that it would be 30 minute service.

[40:04] » Okay. Thank you. where there's discussions on because it's going to the

[40:08] airport and a lot of the airport workers are working seven days.

[40:11] » Yeah. So, that that's a really good point. There are ongoing conversations

[40:15] that we have with the airport on on service. It's not included in the base

[40:18] project as far as like early and late night service, but that's something that

[40:21] we talk with them regularly about and that they're very interested in. So,

[40:25] it's definitely um on the radar. >> Okay. Thank you.

[40:29] » Great. We're going to go I'm going to invite

[40:31] » There was Mayor Burton. Pardon me. Just letting you know. Okay. I'm going to

[40:34] invite uh mayor of West Jordan, Mayor Dirk Burton to also give some comments

[40:39] at this time. >> Thank you. We are really thrilled about

[40:43] this. Can you tell us how long this has been on the UTA plan before the

[40:48] construction started? >> Yeah, this project has a long uh

[40:53] history. Um it it it originated back in 2008 um with the the Mountain View uh

[40:58] corridor project. Originally, it was envisioned um to be a a BRT similar to

[41:04] to what to to what we have in Provo Orum, Ogden, and um in the Mid Valley

[41:09] area. Um as uh the plans developed and looking at at the the land use around

[41:15] the corridor, um it uh wasn't quite to the to the level that we we thought

[41:21] would be supportive of more investment such as dedicated bus lanes. Um so we uh

[41:27] work with UD do um probably it's been five a little over five years ago now um

[41:33] to amend um the environmental documentation um for um the Mount View

[41:39] corridor to start with an enhanced bus so to to to really get start building

[41:44] the market um for the service. Uh the we currently don't have any future phases

[41:48] of the transit identified. So there there are uh in the original plan it was

[41:53] a phased approach to to implementation. So, this is just phase one. So, in the

[41:57] in the future, there's definitely room potential for room for um more

[42:01] development, but a lot of that would come um through uh additional planning

[42:04] efforts that haven't happened yet. >> That's great. And it has been on the

[42:08] long-term plans and we've been planning for this for a long time. Right now, if

[42:13] I were to take transit to the airport, I would have to take the red line down and

[42:18] then transfer to the green line and then get me to the airport. And that's about

[42:21] an hour and a half ride. This is going to be so good for our residents out here

[42:25] in this way. So, thank you for that. And I think you're going to find great use,

[42:30] high high volume use on this. And another suggestion I would make is a

[42:34] couple of those bus stop locations, we should put a soft serve machine there so

[42:38] that you know they have a sweet time when they hit West Jordan. [laughter]

[42:44] » Thank you for your work on this. That's very philanthropic of you to

[42:50] offer that generous donation. We'll put that out to the public.

[42:55] » I'm sure the first flavor looking at your outfit today will be some type of a

[43:00] rainbow sherbet of some sort or >> key lime.

[43:04] » Key lime at a boy. You're very very good. From our U DOT commission, we have

[43:10] Tom Jacobson. Tom, do you have some comments for for us today? Yeah, I think

[43:15] obviously u I'm sure that um uh Mayor Burton will get a lot of benefit out of

[43:22] this and people won't ask him, you know, how do I get here and how do I get

[43:26] there? One of the things I know that will probably need to be addressed a

[43:31] little bit in the future is once you get on to North Temple, you're sharing that

[43:34] with the uh light rail. And uh uh are your are the stops that you plan going

[43:41] to be set up in such a way that people could get off the bus if they wanted to

[43:48] and get on the light rail? and um you know, have you looked at uh um whether

[43:55] or not this is something you need to take all the way into town or whether or

[43:59] not you want to just have a transfer point uh with the light rail um once

[44:04] that they're running in parallel. >> So, right now the commitment with UDOT

[44:09] and the Mountain View corridor is for the service to go all the way into

[44:12] downtown. Um, in the future there's a potential that we could re-evaluate

[44:16] that, especially um with other uh light rail enhancements that are in the the

[44:21] regional transportation plan, but we will be going downtown. All the existing

[44:25] stops along North Temple do have um access to to the light light rail

[44:29] stations and at the airport will be directly adjacent um to the green line.

[44:34] So, it'll be a really smooth uh transfer there to get on light rail.

[44:39] » Thank you. >> Thank you. Are there any other

[44:43] questions? Andrew, do you have any comments?

[44:45] » I I just want to say that I'm excited about this project. Um, as Ethan noted

[44:51] and as the mayor noted, he's obviously the mayor's excited, too. Um, uh, this

[44:57] has been in the plans for a long time. And uh I think we all know that on the

[45:04] west side of Salt Lake County and in our other counties, but on the west side of

[45:08] Salt Lake County, there's not as good an access to transit service. Um and

[45:13] there's a lot of businesses and there's a lot of people that live in that area.

[45:17] And east west travel is a big challenge in Salt Lake County. Um, and folks that

[45:23] live on the west side and want to come in to go downtown or go to the airport

[45:26] or whatever or even go point south, they have to cut across the valley and

[45:31] haven't had a great I mean there are some east west bus routes, yes, but the

[45:36] ability to sort of head into Salt Lake from that whole uh west side of the

[45:41] valley has been um it's been a missing element and this is going to provide for

[45:46] that whole west side that real um positive connection all the way up and

[45:51] down the west and then into downtown um as Ethan was noting. So I think it's a

[45:56] critical linkage. That's part of the reason that you see so many funding

[46:00] sources involved here because all of the partners have recognized the importance

[46:04] of this from the state funding. Ethan mentioned CMAC funding. That's those are

[46:08] federal funds that are awarded through uh WFRC. The state legislature has

[46:13] specifically dedicated uh funding to this UTA dollars. And so um I'm just

[46:18] excited to see this move forward. I think it's an important project, very

[46:21] responsible. Thank you. Are there any other questions for Ethan?

[46:27] Well, hearing none, I'll ask if is there any other business for this body that

[46:31] needs to come at this time.

[46:36] With that, then I'll just remind all of you that our next meeting will be

[46:41] Thursday, November the 19th, the week before Thanksgiving.

[46:47] And uh it'll be held here. We encourage you to attend in person. Uh and uh with

[46:54] that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.

[46:59] Thank you. Recognized. Thank you, Council Member Dugan.

[47:03] Thank you, Mr. Souza. We're We'll stand adjourned. Thank you. Before Before you

[47:08] stop the recording, Andrea, I'll just add reminder that we have our Wasatch

[47:13] Choice Vision fall workshops that are coming up in October and November.

[47:20] Looking at Jordan, October and November. These are the annual community workshops

[47:24] that we do, subregional, 10, eight around eight around the region to talk

[47:30] about the long range, the regional transportation plan. You should all have

[47:35] calendar invites to the workshop in your area. We do those and uh in partnership

[47:42] with UD do and UTA to engage you in your area in planning for the transportation

[47:48] needs of the future. So that will be happening prior to our next meeting. So

[47:52] I wanted to mention it. >> Thank you.

[47:55] » A good time will be had by all. Okay.

Transportation Coordinating Committee - August 20, 2026

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