North Temple Viaduct CDA
Project Area Overview
The North Temple Viaduct Community Development Area (CDA) was
created in January, 2010 for the purpose of funding a percentage
of the costs of rebuilding and shortening the North Temple
viaduct, thereby stimulating economic development in the project
area.
Salt Lake City and the Utah Transit Authority have partnered to
construct a light rail line between Central Station Salt Lake
City (the downtown multi-modal transportation center) and the
Salt Lake City International Airport. Construction of the
Airport Light Rail Line is currently underway. The current
design of the project requires construction of a stand-alone
viaduct at North Temple between 400 West and 600 West that is
parallel to the existing North Temple viaduct. The construction
of a mixed modal viaduct with inviting pedestrian sidewalks and
a bikeway will significantly improve the connection of downtown
to surrounding neighborhoods. Additionally, the new viaduct
would also be built a half city block and intersection shorter
on the eastern side, touching down to ground west of 400 West
instead of at its present location near 350 West.
The mixed modal viaduct will also include a train platform at
grade for the Front Runner. The new station at North Temple will
allow passengers traveling south from Davis County on the Front
Runner to disembark and connect directly to downtown by
transferring to the TRAX station located above the platform on
the viaduct. This will add an access point to downtown for
commuters and provide a catalyst for development adjacent to the
viaduct.
Shortening the North Temple viaduct also streamlines the
construction of a planned light rail line from Salt Lake City to
south Davis County by eliminating an expensive and awkward
connection to the downtown rail system at 400 West and North
Temple that will result if the Airport Line must weave under and
through the pillars of the current viaduct.
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