Years into researching where to build a highway bypass in the Heber Valley, state planners have delayed a decision until 2024.
The Utah Department of Transportation is considering five options for where to build a bypass west of Heber City, and the next step is to choose a “preferred alternative.” Earlier this week, the project team announced people will have to wait until next year for that selection.
The project is meant to take traffic off U.S. Highway 40, which doubles as Heber City’s Main Street. The release said the team is studying how the different possible road designs would serve traffic as Heber grows over the next few decades.
As of last March, UDOT expected to pick a design by late summer 2024, according to project manager Craig Hancock. He said the “preferred alternative” won’t necessarily be a final decision about where to build the road if the late, higher-level stages of the study uncover reasons to change plans.
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