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Would a Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola be more about making money or problem solving?
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A $592-million, 8-mile gondola? Or $510 million for enhanced bus service with a wider road?
Those two options have so far made the cut as the most viable solutions to solving the snarl of traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon on powder days, when thousands of skiers and snowboarders flock to experience what’s made Utah famous: the Wasatch Mountains’ “greatest snow on Earth.”
The Utah Department of Transportation isn’t slated to make a final recommendation between those two options from its draft environmental impact study until this upcoming 2021-22 ski season.
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Little Cottonwood Canyon public comment window extended to September
Utah Department of Transportation
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SANDY, Utah The Utah Department of Transportation is expanding the window for public comments on the future of Little Cottonwood Canyon.
UDOT is considering two main alternatives to help alleviate traffic congestion in the canyon during the winter: a gondola from the mouth of the canyon to Snowbird and Alta resorts, or an enhanced bus system that would include widening the roads and more frequent buses.
Click here to submit a comment or to read the full environmental impact statement (EIS) and proposals.
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