The pedestrian bridge is located just two blocks from West High School and crosses over two UTA rail tracks and three Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
Utah transportation officials unveiled a new pedestrian bridge on 300 North, which crosses five railroad tracks, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.Carlton Christensen had two options when he was running late for school at West High: walk along the 600 North overpass, which added five minutes to his route, or gamble crossing the railroad tracks at 300 North — where he had about a 50-50 chance of being stopped by a train.
The $6.6 million project was partially funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery” program, or TIGER — but the majority of the money came from Salt Lake City, the Wasatch Front Regional Council, Utah transportation officials unveiled a new pedestrian bridge on 300 North, which crosses five railroad tracks, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.
The new pedestrian bridge is safer, and improves access, Region 8 Federal Transit Administrator Cindy Terwilliger said. “And improving access means creating opportunity for people to get to work, students to get to school, and for everyone to connect all over to connect to all Salt Lake City has to offer without having to step in their cars,” she said.
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