To prepare for the opening of both FrontRunner South (Dec. 10, 2012) and Airport TRAX (April 2013), UTA is proposing a series of service adjustments for Dec. 9, 2012, in Salt Lake and Utah counties.
Public hearings will be held to discuss these proposed changes and gather feedback. Five hearings will be held at separate locations, along with a Twitter chat.
Overview of Proposed Adjustments
Rail Service
Effective Dec. 10, 2012, FrontRunner South commuter rail service will run between Provo and Ogden, Utah.
Salt Lake County service and alignment changes:
Effective Dec. 9, 2012, UTA proposes Salt Lake County routes 6, 209, and 500 will be re-routed to serve the new FrontRunner North Temple station.
Additionally, routes 519 and 520 will be replaced with routes 506, 510 and 512. Routes 3, 54, 209, 218, 248, 517 and 550 will also have routing changes.
Route 347 will be replaced with route 534.
Additional time changes and service hour changes will be made to improve reliability and connectivity at major transfer locations in Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County.
For more detailed information, please review December 2012 route proposals.
Utah County service and alignment changes:
Effective December 9, 2012, UTA proposes all Utah County express bus routes including routes: 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 810, and 817 to and from Salt Lake County will be replaced with FrontRunner rail service.
Also, route 808 service to UVU will be provided by a modified route 805.
All other Utah County routes will undergo modifications to better align the local service to cover more areas in Utah County and to make connections to the new commuter rail service. Proposed routes 805, 806, 807, 809, 811, 821, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 836, 842, 850, and 853 will connect to the commuter rail at one of the new commuter rail stations in Utah County.
For more detailed information, please review December 2012 route proposals.
Utah County bus expansion:
Expanded bus service is proposed in Lehi, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Orem, Provo, Springville, Spanish Fork, Payson and Santaquin areas.
Public Hearings
Salt Lake County Hearing Locations
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Wed., August 15, 2012
Where: Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 East 400 South, level four meeting room
When: 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs., August 16, 2012
Where: South Jordan Library, 10673 South Redwood Road
Utah County Hearing Locations
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tues., August 21, 2012
Where: American Fork Senior Center, 54 East Main Street
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wed., August 22, 2012
Where: Spanish Fork City Hall, 40 South Main
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thurs., August 23, 2012.
Where: Orem City Offices – 56 North State Street, Council Chambers, Room #100
These meetings will be held in an open house format. UTA staff will be on hand to field one-on-one questions the public may have before submitting their comment.
To assure full participation at the hearing, accommodations for effective communication such as sign language interpreters or printed materials in alternative formats, or a language interpreter for non-English speaking participants, must be requested at least five (5) working days prior to the date of the scheduled event.
Requests for ADA accommodations should be d