Utah Department of Transportation sued by coalition seeking common sense solution to Little Cottonwood Canyon traffic
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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DELTA, Utah, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Canyon Guard, a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to finding sensible and less damaging solutions for transportation bottlenecks in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) filed a lawsuit challenging the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) decision to install a Gondola system as the final transportation solution.
Key Points:
- DELTA, Utah, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Canyon Guard, a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to finding sensible and less damaging solutions for transportation bottlenecks in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) filed a lawsuit challenging the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) decision to install a Gondola system as the final transportation solution.
- The lawsuit challenges several aspects of UDOT's process in its review and selection of the Gondola Project.
- Background on the UDOT Gondola Project:
Wintertime traffic safety and congestion in LCC is the concern driving UDOT. - The gondola ride is expected to take over an hour, would stop at only two for-profit businesses, and cost every Utah household over $1000.