Project Overview

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in conjunction with Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) are currently preparing an Alternatives Analysis (AA)/Environmental Assessment (EA) for transit and roadway improvements in Utah County, Utah. Initially it was determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was the appropriate level of documentation for the project; however, based on preliminary findings it has been determined that an EA will be adequate.


The proposed BRT system will be approximately 11 miles long with more than 70 percent of the system on center running bus only lanes. The BRT system will extend from the planned Orem Intermodal Center near Utah Valley University (UVU) on the north to a location near the Provo Towne Centre Mall and East Bay Business Complex (Novell Campus) on the south. The planned BRT system will serve transit markets that include Brigham Young University (BYU), Utah Valley University (UVU), existing and planned student housing, retail malls, several employment centers, and historic downtown Provo, as well as linking to the two regional intermodal centers. The new BRT system will save approximately 16 acres of parking at BYU and UVU and is expected to increase the corridor carrying capacity in Orem between 16 to 36%. Preliminary estimates indicate BRT ridership on opening day (2012) will be more than 14,000.

Click here for more details on alternatives being considered.

www.gobrt.org
www.fta.dot.gov/brt
www.nbrti.org

Project Schedule

Winter 2009
Assess Transportation and Environmental Impacts

Spring/Summer 2009
Draft EA
Select Preferred Alternative

Summer 2010
Final EA

Fall 2010
FTA/FHWA Decision

Project Materials

Date
Project Materials
July 2009
May 2009
May 2009
August 2008
July 2008
July 2009
May 2010