KSL story: Preferred route for Legacy extension determined

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Preferred route for Legacy extension determined
June 22nd, 2009 @ 12:11pm
By Marc Giauque

WEBER COUNTY -- Transportation planners think they're narrowing down a preferred route for the northernmost section of the Legacy Parkway.

It still could be 20 to 30 years before the highway between 5600 South in Roy and Pleasant View is actually built, but planners hope identifying a corridor now will ultimately allow cities and the county to begin buying parcels of land.

The route was narrowed down from 23 to six alternatives. Number six, the farthest west route, was identified as the preferred route.

"It does work around through the county so that we're trying to preserve, for the most part, the most agricultural developable, or prime agricultural areas," said Ben Wuthrich, project manager for the Wasatch Front Regional Council.

Wuthrich says land owners, and the city and county worked together to come up with the route, which is likely to slightly change in coming years.

Once the route is finalized, cities and the county can adopt the route into their master plans and possibly buy land for the corridor as it comes available.

E-mail: mgiauque@ksl.com

Comments Needed on North Legacy Alignments

If you were not able to make the open house for North Legacy last night, here is the information you'll need in order to make comments and suggestions to the study team (source: http://wfrc.org):

North Legacy - Weber County Study
North Legacy Fact Sheet
North Legacy Open House - June 10, 2009 - Click here for Newsletter
2009 Alignment for Evaluation
North Legacy Open House Display Boards
Comment Sheet Online

This is likely the last opportunity for public comment before the study team makes its recommendation to UDOT. Send your comments as soon as possible to Amy, whose information is below. In addition, she can answer your questions or find someone who can.

Direct any comments or questions to:
Amy Steinbrech
Public Involvement Manager
Wilkinson Ferrari & Co.
1371 East 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Fax: 801.364.0072
E‐mail: amy@wfandco.com

Open House tomorrow, June 10, 5-7 p.m. for North Legacy Corridor Study

Sorry for the late notice, but most of you I believe are on the mailing list (either email or snail mail) so hopefully know about this already. There is a public Open House tomorrow evening for the North Legacy Corridor Study. The Open House is designed to give the public an opportunity to meet the study team and ask questions, as well as to submit comments about the possible alignments.

I hope to post more information soon about the possible alignments! In the meantime, hightail it over to the open house if you can.

Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: West Weber Elementary Gymnasium
4178 W 900 S.
Ogden, UT 84404