Utah transportation officials have finalized a future transportation plan for Little Cottonwood Canyon, picking a plan that includes a future gondola amid backlash from conservation groups and local communities.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah transportation officials on Wednesday finalized a future transportation plan for Little Cottonwood Canyon, picking a plan the includes a gondola amid backlash from conservation groups and local communities." as the official record of decision, which is considered the final step in the environmental impact statement. The plan also includes other steps like tolling and increased bus service that will be implemented well before the construction of a future gondola.
The plan UDOT selected will be implemented in three stages beginning as early as the fall of 2025. That's when the agency plans to increase bus service up the canyon with new resort bus stops and a "mobility hub" closer to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. This first phase also includes new tolling measures and roadside parking restrictions.
The second phase, which will be implemented sometime after funding is secured, includes plans to widen and improve Wasatch Boulevard, as well as building new snow sheds and improving trailhead parking. . Those against the plan argue that it would cost public taxpayers while benefitting private resorts and that it would cause harm to the environment in the canyon.
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