Notification of Changes to At-Grade Crossings Between Salt Lake City and Provo Per Utah Administrative Rule R930-5-14

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is beginning construction of the FrontRunner South Commuter rail line operating from Provo to downtown Salt Lake City. The 45-mile line will operate within a portion of the rail corridor currently occupied by Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The construction of the FrontRunner South line will change the current state of 41 at-grade crossings throughout Salt Lake and Utah counties.

A Surveillance Review Team that included representatives from each local jurisdiction, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), UPRR and UTA, has evaluated each of the 41 crossings affected by construction of the project to ensure that final design meets all applicable safety requirements.

Proposed crossing changes include new track, minor grade changes and adding safety upgrades including construction of raised medians (60 to 100 feet in length) and active warning devices at each applicable crossing. Installing the median and active signal device safety upgrades at crossings will allow municipalities to apply for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) quiet zone status where trains will not be required to sound horns.

The new track(s) will be located on the east side of the existing UPRR track from Salt Lake Central Station (Salt Lake City) to 9800 South (Sandy) and on the west side of the existing UPRR track from 9800 South to Provo Station (Provo).

Click on the affected crossing link below to view changes to the crossings near you.

Utah County:

Provo: 200 West, 500 West, 700 West, 900 West, Draper Lane, 820 North, 1680 North, 2800 West
Orem: 2000 South, 800 South, 400 South
Vineyard: Geneva Road, 4000 North
Lindon: 600 South
American Fork: 1500 South, 1100 South, 100 East, 100 West, Storrs Avenue, 200 South
Lehi: 7350 West Millpond Road, 300 East (potential closure), Center Street, 300 South (potential closure), 200 South, Main St., 500 West, 900 North, 1220 North (potential closure), 1500 North, 2100 North

Salt Lake County:

South Jordan: Jordan Gateway, 10000 South
Sandy: 9400 South
Murray: 5900 South, Vine Street, 4800 South Murray Holladay Road, 4500 South Frontage Road
Salt Lake City: 1700 South, 900 South, 800 South

For general questions about these interim plans please call (801) 287-3577 or email railcrossingchanges@rideuta.com.

Any official written comments specific to the above mentioned crossings must be postmarked by October xx, 2008 and may be sent via email at: frontrunnersouth@utah.gov. Please include 'FrontRunner South Crossings' in the subject line. Or may be mailed to:

FrontRunner South Crossings
Attention: Eric Cheng, Chief Railroad Engineer
Utah Department of Transportation
4501 S. 2700 W.
P.O. Box 143200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3200