The project isn't expected to interfere with other plans to expand alternative transportation between Salt Lake and Davis counties. The Utah Transit Authority is working to double-track sections of its FrontRunner line that will bring 15-minute service at peak times possibly by 2029. It's also looking at a bus rapid transit system between Salt Lake City and southern Davis County.
However, Friday's report confirms many of the fears tied to the I-15 project. UDOT clarified to KSL.com that all of the three to five homes that would be impacted are in Davis County, while 35 to 36 additional homes could be impacted between Salt Lake and Davis counties depending on exact variables when the final plan is compiled and construction begins.
Residences in the area of 800 West in Salt Lake City are pictured on June 16. The Utah Department of Transportation has proposed an expansion of I-15 from Salt Lake City to Farmington. Some residents on the west side of the city are worried they could lose their homes under the proposed highway expansion.