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UDOT gives updates on FrontRunner double-tracking effort, future expansions

The ball is rolling on one of the Utah Department of Transportation's largest FrontRunner expansion projects in years. The FrontRunner 2X project, which includes additional double-tracking along the route, is well underway in the planning stages, and officials are offering an update on its progress. UDOT Director of Trails and Transit Josh Van Jura told the Standard-Examiner on Thursday the FrontRunner 2X effort will effectively double the amount of the system that is currently double-tracked. "Currently, the total system is about 82 miles long and 26% of it is double tracked," he ...

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Letters: Allow teens to carpool!

Teenagers can legally hit the roads as early as 15 years old. In the state of Utah, those 15 and older can obtain a learner’s permit and start driving with a licensed person age 21 and older. Then once they have held a permit for 6 months, they can apply to get a license and start a ...

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