Echo Junction News Today

A group called "Save People Save Wildlife" is rallying for a wildlife crossing to be built in Park City.

Currently, Utah is working to get federal funding for a wildlife crossing (or crossings) near Echo Junction, at the intersection of I-80 and I-84 near Echo Reservoir.

Utah's natural beauty is home to an abundance of wildlife, but they sometimes cause serious roadway collisions, Utah agencies other partners to improve these animals' migration safety.

SR 224 ranks 5th in the state of the top 25 animal and wildlife crash hotspots. Widening that road would further endanger the wildlife.

After two moose were hit and killed in Summit County on Sunday, an activist group pleads for UDOT to take action. UDOT representatives say they have other factors to consider.

Wildlife crossings are desperately needed in Utah after several elk herds have been spotted on busy freeways. Read more here.

Speed limits on certain Utah highways are being temporarily lowered due to vehicle collisions with elk in recent weeks.

Amid a staggering number of recent collisions with elk in Utah, UDOT reduced the speed limit to 60 mph on I-80 and I-84 in the area of Echo Junction.

Around 6:20 p.m. UDOT announced that eastbound I-84 has reopened from Henefer to Echo Junction; westbound I-84 was being limited to one lane as of 7:40 p.m. due to a hazardous materials incident.

COALVILLE — Residents within a mile of the I-80 and I-84 interchange in Summit County were asked to evacuate and both freeways were closed for a time after a semitruck hauling 10,000 gallons of propane crashed Wednesday afternoon, causing a propane leak. The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. after a semitruck exited westbound I-80 to get onto I-84. The freeway closures and evacuations were made after that, Summit County officials wrote in a Facebook post. Utah Department of Transportation o...