Summit County and Park City have both documented safety concerns about the state Route 248 rail trail crossing in their long-term plans for the trail.
Now, UDOT is beginning the process to install a bridge there.
According to a Park City staff report, the state transportation agency “will identify a preferred trail alignment and design trail connections and a grade-separated crossing over SR-248 [sic].”
The study is part of the Utah Trails Network project, which will build a statewide system of paved trails UDOT says will be analogous to the interstate highway system.
UDOT is scheduled to choose a design for the rail trail’s state Route 248 crossing by the end of 2025. Before that, it wants public input at an open house June 3.
The June 3 open house will also cover the Phoston Spur Trail, a gravel railbed the state has previously considered paving as part of a 250-mile “Wasatch Loop” from Provo to Ogden.
UDOT will be accepting public input on the entire U.S. Highway 40 corridor from Interstate 80 to River Road as it plans how to handle future transportation demand on the highway.
More information on the Phoston Spur & Rail Trail Study.
More information on the U.S. Route 40 Corridor Study.
