Venture to downtown Heber City and the growing pains become clear. A mash-up of semi trucks, RVs, boat trailers and commuter traffic clogs many intersections, particularly at rush hour. 1/2
Owners of some of the little remaining agricultural land in Wasatch County raise concerns about a proposed traffic-relief project that plows through their fields.
Heber’s traffic problems largely stem from the convergence of three major highways — U.S. 40, U.S. 189 and State Route 32. All the motorists on those roads squeeze onto Heber’s quaint four-lane Main Street, creating a headache downtown. In the years since, Heber has developed its east side, with any viable route for a bypass there replaced by subdivisions. But those new homes continue to bring more traffic to town. When PotterThe above timelapse shows how Wasatch County has rapidly grown over the decades, particularly in Heber City to the east. The Heber Valley’s north fields have largely remained unchanged open space, however, apart from restoration to the Provo River which returned it to a more natural and meandering path.
The north fields of Wasatch County are visible on Aug. 24, 2022. Property owners worry that as the population of nearby Heber City booms, a proposed bypass highway meant to ease downtown traffic will gobble up some of the last agricultural land and open space left in the area. A couple of plans show a new road cutting through the center of this landscape splintering off the intersection of Highway 40 and North River Road.
It’s also some of the last open space left in rapidly growing Wasatch County. Both the county and Heber City have highlighted it as an area worth saving in master plans and visioning documents., all were on the valley’s west side. Two directly bisect the north fields. With a bypass highway running through the north fields, UDOT determined, commute times would drop to around 8 minutes. The department gave the project a price tag of nearly $200 million.
And while Heber City has been busy annexing land north and east of town to keep pace with the clip of development, the north fields remain part of unincorporated Wasatch County. The County Council, for its part, The north fields of Wasatch County are visible on Aug. 24, 2022, as sun rays filter through near Deer Creek Reservoir in the distance.
Land owner Dan Simmons expresses concern over a proposed bypass highway where he stands, in the north fields of Wasatch County on Aug. 24, 2022. Property owners worry that as the population of nearby Heber City booms, a proposed bypass highway meant to ease downtown traffic will gobble up some of the last agricultural land and open space left in the area.
She called the two alternative plans that instead run a highway through the north fields “shocking.” And the remaining three proposed routes also only follow about half of the footprint the city and county identified for its loop. In an interview, UDOT representatives said the concept of the road through the north fields came after they reviewed public comments. The department is currently working on a draft environmental impact study of its five bypass road proposals, which will be shared in the coming months.
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