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South Concourse East as of today, Feb. 6th

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Snowbird to replace its 50-year-old tram cabins, offer riders a rooftop experience

[IMG]Current Tram Cabins being replaced.
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LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON — People riding the tram at Snowbird will soon get an experience unlike any other in the country.

Resort officials on Tuesday unveiled the design of two new cabins for its tram service to Hidden Peak, which will offer a rooftop balcony for riders in the summer months — a first-of-its-kind feature in the United States.

The current aerial tram cabins, which date back to Snowbird's opening in 1971 and have traveled close to 795,000 miles, will make their last run on April 3 before they are retired. The tram service will remain offline while the new tram cabins are installed.

The new tram cabins are expected to be up and running in late June.

"As Snowbird celebrates its 50th anniversary, we are recognizing both our storied past and making a thrilling upgrade to our iconic aerial tram," said Dave Fields, president and general manager of Snowbird, in a statement Tuesday. "The tram and Snowbird have provided year-round excitement for five decades, but the new tram cabins promise to take this excitement to a whole new level."

The new cabins were constructed by the Doppelmayr Group in Olten, Switzerland, and are currently on the way to their permanent home at the resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon, according to Snowbird executives. They say the cabins with a "sleek exterior design" will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and three, 3-foot by 3-foot glass floor panels so riders can view the ground below.

The roof balcony has enough space for as many as 15 people, who will have "unobstructed 360-degree views of Peruvian Gulch, Mount Superior, and more, as an upgrade to summertime scenic tram rides," according to Snowbird.

The rooftop balcony will be available to riders during the summertime once the tram is back in service in June.






Snowbird Adding New Tram Cars With Rooftop Balconies


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The new cabins will feature a summer rooftop balcony and glass floor panels

Snowbird just dropped some bombshell news. They are replacing their tram cars with brand-new cars that will feature glass floors and rooftop balconies for summer travel.

Snowbird is the first ski resort in the US to install these cars.

I can’t wait to see what these new cars look like. They’re going to be incredible to ride in the summer. Soaking in those views from a moving tram’s rooftop balcony in Little Cottonwood Canyon is going to be amazing.

The new trams are expected to open in Late June 2022.




Snowbird, UT, to Get New Trams | First in the United States With Rooftop Balcony – SnowBrains


After 50 years of transporting millions of skiers and snowboarders to Snowbird’s 11,000-foot Hidden Peak, the resort’s iconic Aerial Tram will get new Tram cabins this spring. The original Tram cabins have traveled approximately 794,994 miles during their lifetime—the same distance as traveling to the Moon and back over one and a half times. Snowbird worked closely with The Doppelmayr Group on this exciting upgrade, and after two years of planning, the new Tram cabins have been completed in Olten, Switzerland, and are on their way to their permanent home.

BREAKING NEWS - Snowbird...After 50 years of hard work, the original Snowbird Tram cabins are retiring & something exciting is taking their place. Introducing the shape of things to come - brand new Tram cabins featuring the latest technologies and features available around the world, including the only rooftop Tram balconies in the United States. Construction will begin the first week of April and is expected to be finished for the summer season in late June...


...With a few inches of new snow & frosty temps, some of the top up-and-coming freeride skiers & riders gathered at the Bird to throw down for a 4* @ifsafreeriders World Qualifier event. Here's a glimpse of yesterday's action...




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Downtown Update - New TRAX Station on 600 South & Main St.

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And recognizing the financial potential of thousands of TRAX passengers flowing through the area daily, those developers appear willing to pay up to $1.36 million to make the station happen.

RDA Chief Operating Officer Danny Walz said the station also will be “a huge benefit to anyone who develops after the fact.”...Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/12/...ke-city-moves/




August 7, 2021

Construction of 600 Main on the left, new 600 S. TRAX Station at the center, and 650 Main on the right.

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August 21, 2021




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September 20, 2021
TRAX Station Artwork


...With this exciting new TRAX station, a new captivating public artwork will be unveiled. Jiyoun Lee-Lodge’s (she/her/hers) The Crossing was recommended by the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Art Design Board for commission and approved by Mayor Erin Mendenhall. This station’s construction is the product of a public-private partnership that includes local developers, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City and will serve a rapidly growing part of the city.

The Crossing consists of two eight-foot by twelve-foot steel sculptures intersecting at an angle. These two pieces are separated by a portal – a breach that invites station users to walk around and in-between each of the sculptures. The Korean-born, Salt Lake City, Utah based artist created a design that evokes the fluidity of water, which serves as a touching reference to the transient nature of the TRAX station, public transportation users, and the neighborhood in which its located.

According to the artist, “The Crossing illustrates water spreading out so people can pass through.” The open door in the artist’s design symbolizes the ever-changing nature of our City – a hub that is constantly changing and evolving. Further, Lee-Lodge writes, “The sculpture invites viewers to notice the emergent, water-like qualities of many aspects of Salt Lake City and Utah: it asks the viewer to consider the ways that people, as individuals and as communities, move like water in this place, with swells that carry new futures and possibilities.” Throughout the steel panels, Lee integrates colorful, egg-shaped floating orbs indicating new, exciting, and unknown possibilities. The Crossing is designed to complement and augment the experience of those engaged in this space, in addition to invigorating this rapidly changing mid-town neighborhood with public art.

The Crossing joins an invigorating collection of existing artworks located in UTA transit stations throughout Salt Lake City...
Full Article @ https://saltlakearts.org/2021/08/30/...-the-crossing/

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Engineering News-Record 2021 Top 25 National Newsmakers - Michael Williams: Leading the Team to Bring the $4.5B Salt Lake City International Airport in on Time, Under Budget


Mark Shaw for the Engineering News-Record: https://www.enr.com/articles/53419-m...e-under-budget

Mike Williams loves it when a plan comes together, especially on megaprojects such as the new $4.5-billion Salt Lake City International Airport. But the veteran manager says that only happens when a project is delivered by a truly integrated team, one dedicated to solving problems together. “And it’s important to have an owner who’s involved day-to-day,” he adds.

Williams, 69, a transportation consultant for the past 40 years, says both of those elements came together in replacing the SLC airport terminal, parking garage and two older concourses, in essence creating an entirely new airport with twice the capacity of the old one. Phase one of the project finished under budget and on time in late 2020. Phase two is ongoing...


Williams (top, in yellow vest) saw the sharp decline in pandemic air travel as an opportunity to accelerate the project schedule.
Photo: SLC Airport


Williams was hired as an independent program director for the Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports Airport Redevelopment Program in November 2012 to lead the construction side of the project from its inception.

The original plan was to build out half of the two new concourses and the landside terminal in phase one while keeping the two older ones open to maintain sufficient gate counts and meet airline capacity needs, Williams says. Phase two would add the new gates, but requiring repeatedly closing one gate and opening a new one in a complex 25-step process. However, as airline passenger traffic slowed during the pandemic’s early stages, he saw an opportunity and approached the project team with a bold idea.

“Mike came to us and said, ‘What if we tear down all of the old airport at once? Not do it in smaller pieces like we planned,’” says Bill Wyatt, executive director of airports for the city. He says Williams wanted to demolish all three concourses concurrently—while keeping the gate count high enough to serve passengers—skipping multiple gate openings and closings and accelerating the project’s second phase by nearly two years.

“The airlines liked the plan because they could get into the new facilities sooner,” Williams says. But the move required some big logistical shifts, a lot of displacement and some inconvenience, including relocating many support functions and asking the airlines to use remote “hard stands” for passenger boarding and offloading while the new gates were being finished. Delta Air Lines, the airport’s main hub carrier, “never flinched” on the proposal, Wyatt says.

“It could have made a lot of people unhappy, but we decided to make it work. It was a great plan,” he adds. The new plan also allowed crews to expedite work on the central passenger tunnel, part of phase two, now scheduled to open in October 2023, much earlier than planned.




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Engineering News-Record 2021 Top 25 National Newsmakers - Michael Williams: Leading the Team to Bring the $4.5B Salt Lake City International Airport in on Time, Under Budget


Mark Shaw for the Engineering News-Record: https://www.enr.com/articles/53419-m...e-under-budget

Mike Williams loves it when a plan comes together, especially on megaprojects such as the new $4.5-billion Salt Lake City International Airport. But the veteran manager says that only happens when a project is delivered by a truly integrated team, one dedicated to solving problems together. “And it’s important to have an owner who’s involved day-to-day,” he adds.

Williams, 69, a transportation consultant for the past 40 years, says both of those elements came together in replacing the SLC airport terminal, parking garage and two older concourses, in essence creating an entirely new airport with twice the capacity of the old one. Phase one of the project finished under budget and on time in late 2020. Phase two is ongoing...


Williams (top, in yellow vest) saw the sharp decline in pandemic air travel as an opportunity to accelerate the project schedule.
Photo: SLC Airport


Williams was hired as an independent program director for the Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports Airport Redevelopment Program in November 2012 to lead the construction side of the project from its inception.

The original plan was to build out half of the two new concourses and the landside terminal in phase one while keeping the two older ones open to maintain sufficient gate counts and meet airline capacity needs, Williams says. Phase two would add the new gates, but requiring repeatedly closing one gate and opening a new one in a complex 25-step process. However, as airline passenger traffic slowed during the pandemic’s early stages, he saw an opportunity and approached the project team with a bold idea.

“Mike came to us and said, ‘What if we tear down all of the old airport at once? Not do it in smaller pieces like we planned,’” says Bill Wyatt, executive director of airports for the city. He says Williams wanted to demolish all three concourses concurrently—while keeping the gate count high enough to serve passengers—skipping multiple gate openings and closings and accelerating the project’s second phase by nearly two years.

“The airlines liked the plan because they could get into the new facilities sooner,” Williams says. But the move required some big logistical shifts, a lot of displacement and some inconvenience, including relocating many support functions and asking the airlines to use remote “hard stands” for passenger boarding and offloading while the new gates were being finished. Delta Air Lines, the airport’s main hub carrier, “never flinched” on the proposal, Wyatt says.

“It could have made a lot of people unhappy, but we decided to make it work. It was a great plan,” he adds. The new plan also allowed crews to expedite work on the central passenger tunnel, part of phase two, now scheduled to open in October 2023, much earlier than planned.




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South Concourse East


Apron RLW paving south and east side of South Concourse East


North tunnel progress


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South Concourse East as of this morning.


Central Tunnel, paving, and prep for North Concourse East.


Grabbed another while my flight took off.


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Southern Metro - Allegiant Air to open aircraft base at Provo Airport


By Josh Ellis, KSLTV.com - https://ksltv.com/491031/allegiant-a...provo-airport/
PROVO, Utah — Allegiant Air has announced plans to build a four-aircraft base at the Provo Municipal Airport.

Airline officials said the base will support up to 157 high-paying jobs and will represent an investment of approximately $95 million.

“We’re delighted to grow alongside Provo, a market with phenomenal growth and convenient access to some of Utah’s most treasured destinations,” said Keith Hansen, Allegiant’s vice president of government affairs. “Allegiant understands the value of Provo Airport. Building on the success of eight existing routes at PVU, our investment means having locally-based aircraft and crews, opening the door for future new destination opportunities for residents.”

Allegiant began flying out of Provo in 2013 and currently offers eight nonstop routes to destinations in Arizona, California, Texas and Florida. More than 700,000 passengers have flown Allegiant Air out of Provo in that time.



FILE PHOTO (H. Gousse/AirBus via Allegiant Air)

The airline said it will immediately begin hiring pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and ground personnel to support the expanded operations in Provo. Interested applicants may apply online.

“We are pleased to launch a new era of travel at the Provo Airport, with Allegiant’s base operations expansion being key to our future success,” said Brian Torgersen, interim Provo Airport manager.

Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi touted the benefits of the growing regional airport, which Allegiant said is now the second-busiest in the state.
“While many will appreciate the personal conveniences of flying out of a regional airport, including shorter lines and personalized service, the economic benefits are substantial with each new roundtrip destination bringing an estimated $15 million into our local, regional, and state economy,” Kaufusi said. “By investing in vital infrastructure, we created economic opportunity for Provo rather than waiting for it.”

Allegiant expects the aircraft base to begin operations on Nov. 16.


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Southern Metro - Breeze Airways announces five daily flights out of Provo

By Genelle Pugmire - | May 6, 2022 - https://www.heraldextra.com/news/loc...-out-of-provo/

If residents felt a slight shift in the air Friday, it might have been the announcement coming from Breeze Airways.

Breeze, the self-proclaimed “seriously nice” airline, announced it will not only begin flying out of Provo, but the airport will be the airline’s Utah base. There will be four planes attached to the Provo Airport.

The first routes to come out of Provo will be:

- San Francisco, California (daily nonstop, starting Aug. 4 from $39 one way).
- San Bernardino, California (daily one-stop/no change of plane, starting Aug. 4 from $49 one way).
- Las Vegas, Nevada (daily nonstop, starting Oct. 5, from $29 one way).
- New York/Westchester (daily one-stop/no change of plane, starting Oct. 5, from $99 one way).
- Los Angeles, California (daily nonstop, starting Nov. 2, from $39 one way).
“I give credit to Mayor (Michelle) Kaufusi and her leadership,” said David Neeleman, founder and CEO of Breeze. “She said if you build it, they will come.”

Neeleman noted that Provo is convenient due to its proximity to Silicon Slopes, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University, corporate businesses and the general public.



Courtesy Breeze Airways - Breeze Airways will make Provo Airport the airline's home base, announcing five daily flights out of Provo.

He added that someone leaving Silicon Slopes and going to the Provo airport, parking, going through TSA checks, to the gates and onto the plane, is faster than going from Lehi to the Salt Lake Airport and doing the same thing.

“My flight could be half-way to San Francisco before the Salt Lake flight gets off the runway,” Neeleman said.

“Through collaborative government funding, we’ve invested in vital infrastructure to create economic momentum, instead of waiting for it,” Kaufusi said. “This forward-looking vision will soon translate to local job growth and a strong economic return regionally with both Breeze Airlines and Allegiant establishing bases of operation in Provo.”

Breeze opened its Cottonwood Heights headquarters in February 2020 and employs around 70 people at the facility, many of whom live in Utah Valley.

“It’s been the question on everyone’s lips since we first opened our offices in Cottonwood Heights — when are you flying from Utah?” Neeleman said. “In addition to the new routes announced today, we’re also making Provo a base, so we’ll be hiring hundreds more people locally.”



Courtesy Breeze Airways - David Neeleman, president and founder of Breeze Airways, is partnering with Utah Valley University and offering a flight attendant program through the school.

In March, the airline debuted the Breeze Training Academy and flight simulator in Salt Lake City for initial and recurrent training for its pilots, flight attendants and Guest Empowerment teams.

With the new base at Provo, the airline expects to hire an additional 200 team members, while continuing to add jobs across a range of positions including finance, operations, marketing and human resources.

Breeze is already connected to UVU by training flight attendants and helping with their schooling. Neeleman also anticipates working with the university on an airline mechanics program.

Breeze will operate the new routes with its fleet of both Airbus A220s and Embarer 190s. The airline will more than double its fleet this year, from 13 Embraer 190 and 195s to 30 aircrafts including 13 Airbus A220s and four additional Embraer E-jets.

Breeze has ordered 80 brand-new Airbus A220-300 aircrafts, with options for 40 more, that will be delivered monthly for six years. When flying on the E-190 aircraft, guests may choose from two price bundles — “Nice” and “Nicer.”

On the A220s, a third bundle, “Nicest,” is also offered and includes a seat in first class. Guests may also choose a Nice or Nicer bundle and buy an upgrade to first class.

Flights are now on sale at http://flybreeze.com and through the Breeze app.

Breeze Airways began service in May 2021, primarily in the east and southeast of the United States, but is expanding west across the U.S. with 90 nonstop routes between 31 cities in 18 states.

Breeze’s mission is to make the world of travel simple, affordable and convenient, using technology, ingenuity and kindness to improve the travel experience.
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Southern Metro Updates - Provo's New Municipal Airport Terminal

PROVO — Provo Municipal Airport. The 100,000-square-foot facility will feature four gates, a baggage claim and Transportation Security Administration stations. The structure will be configured so it could be expanded to 10 gates.

In addition to making it more convenient for travelers, Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who attended Wednesday’s ceremony with Provo Mayor Michelle Kaufusi and other state and county leaders, said the new terminal will offer more options
for travel and business.

”This changes everything, so it’s not just Utah County, it’s a whole bunch of rural Utah. Unless you’re close enough to St. George, this really is the best option for so many of us,” Cox said.



Artist’s renderings of the new terminal at the Provo Municipal Airport. MHTN Architects



“It’s been a long time coming,” Gleason said, adding that Utah Valley’s growth projections are “through the roof,” so the terminal can do nothing but help alleviate pressure on I-15 and the Point of the Mountain.

According to a study by University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah County is expected to claim 27.8% of Utah’s population by 2065, only over 1% less than Salt Lake County’s projected 29.1%.

Funding from the project will come from an estimated $8 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, about $19 million in dedicated funds from the city, $4.3 million from Utah County, as well as $9 million in existing bond money
approved during the last legislative session. Officials say it will not affect residents’ taxes.

The new terminal could bring in an annual economic impact equivalent to $15 million, according a news release from the city last year. The influx of flights, hotel stays, car rentals and jobs will boost the economy.

The terminal is expected to be completed in December 2022.



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November 19, 2021

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November 24, 2021

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Grand Opening - May 6,2022


By Scott McKane for FOX13now.com - https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-...-grand-opening

...The new look airport has more gates, more flights, and more destinations along with a new airline.

Following some pomp, circumstance and a musical number, the $55 million state-of-the-art airport is now officially open for business.

Local leaders also welcomed Breeze Airways to town, as the carrier based out of Cottonwood Heights will fly out of Provo to multiple destinations, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Bernardino.

It was a huge day for airline executives and politicians, but also for the people behind the scenes who quietly helped oversee the airport's construction from day one.

“All the way from, you know funding the project with our elected officials and federal agencies, and then through our engineers, architects and contractor, really been an awesome experience,” said Brian Torgersen, Provo Airport Manager

“It’s a beautiful building and the city and the whole area has done a great job in supporting this service,” added Lukas Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer of Breeze Airways.

Not to be left out, Allegiant Air also provided some breaking news. The airline has been flying out of Provo for nearly a decade, and Friday it announced more aircraft and more cities will be serviced, such as San Diego, Portland and Orlando.

Allegiant said its most popular destination to and from Provo is Mesa, Arizona...


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New parking garage seeks to unlock potential for growing Salt Lake neighborhood

By Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted - May 13, 2022 at 8:08 a.m. - https://www.ksl.com/article/50404113...e-neighborhood

SALT LAKE CITY — As the mayor of Salt Lake City, Erin Mendenhall is asked to attend a lot of groundbreaking events.

These are ceremonies to celebrate the beginning of some sort of major structure that will one day play a vital part in the community, such as a new office building or facility. But as she stood in front of a crowd gathered outside of Industry on Thursday afternoon, she admitted she typically doesn't get excited about parking garages. The one that will fill the ground she was standing on might be the exception.

Moments after she spoke, Ellen Winkler, co-founder of Industry, hopped into an excavator and took the first scoop of the ground to signify the beginning of a parking garage project that will bring almost 1,000 parking stalls to the Granary District, located directly southwest of downtown Salt Lake City.



"What's happening in the Granary (District) is really, really unique," the mayor said. "For those of us who are long-time Salt Lakers, we may not get how cool this is. There aren't many capital cities ... that have such a giant neighborhood that is so poised for redevelopment, that have qualified opportunity zones overlaying and is just next door to the downtown core."

The seven-story parking garage itself is located across the street from Industry, 650 S. 500 West. The company essentially laid the blueprint for the future of the district a few years ago, repurposing an old silver foundry into a shared workspace for about 500 jobs from different companies that rent out space in the building.

However, the district's growth over the past few years has led to an abundance of street parking and packed parking lots that just can't fit everyone trying to commute. Jason Winkler, Industry's co-founder, said the project has been in the works for about four years but it was delayed by a few obstacles, including COVID-19.



A rendering of the seven-story parking structure to be built in Salt Lake City's Granary District. The structure will add 998 parking stalls and over 12,000 square feet of new business space when it's completed in 2023. (Photo: Q Factor)

Yet the project hasn't changed much since then. The structure is projected to have 350,000 square feet in space, including 12,280 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Construction is projected to last 16 months before it's completed in the third quarter of 2023. The construction company Makers Line, one of about a dozen companies assigned to the project, lists it as a project costing over $25 million.

"We are all so deeply committed to this neighborhood and its future," added Tami Door, CEO of the Denver-based Q Factor, the structure's developer. "This next step with this parking garage is actually going to be an incredible benefit to the community, supporting people who live here and work here, and be another big conduit to connect the various neighborhoods in our center city and center city neighborhoods."

While the district hasn't been much to look at in the past, Mendenhall said Industry's success has inspired tech startups to also repurpose old buildings, which she says helps keep the area affordable and keeps the area's character intact. It's also more environmentally friendly to repurpose old buildings than to tear them down and build something new in their place. She hopes it helps keep the businesses that have been in the area for decades.

The parking garage will reduce the need for smaller parking lots located all over the district so that land can be used for other purposes.

This also plays into the future of the Granary District, which is at the center of big redevelopment plans in the city. For instance, it's located a few blocks from the major Fleet Block Project that city leaders are currently trying to piece together.

Given the state and city's growth, and the surge in new buildings downtown, the mayor says it's really only a matter of time before the Granary District becomes an extension of downtown. Well, downtown with a different character.

"The technical definition of what is downtown in Salt Lake City is antiquated. I think we all realize that," she said. "The downtown core is growing and what the Granary District is going to be will, in time, be a natural continuous extension of downtown but a more creative, artistic, maker space that's full of people living here, working here, tech businesses starting up all the way to full-scale operation.

"That's something we can fit in our downtown core," she added, "and it's something that defines already who we are as a city."



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Downtown Update - New TRAX Station on 600 South & Main St.

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...Now, in a significant southward extension of the urban core, developers are building aggressively in that south-central downtown neighborhood, with at least five-plus major office and residential projects proposed or underway nearby.

And recognizing the financial potential of thousands of TRAX passengers flowing through the area daily, those developers appear willing to pay up to $1.36 million to make the station happen.

RDA Chief Operating Officer Danny Walz said the station also will be “a huge benefit to anyone who develops after the fact.”...Salt Lake Tribune - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/12/...ke-city-moves/




August 7, 2021

Construction of 600 Main on the left, new 600 S. TRAX Station at the center, and 650 Main on the right.

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September 20, 2021
TRAX Station Artwork


...With this exciting new TRAX station, a new captivating public artwork will be unveiled. Jiyoun Lee-Lodge’s (she/her/hers) The Crossing was recommended by the Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Art Design Board for commission and approved by Mayor Erin Mendenhall. This station’s construction is the product of a public-private partnership that includes local developers, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City and will serve a rapidly growing part of the city.

The Crossing consists of two eight-foot by twelve-foot steel sculptures intersecting at an angle. These two pieces are separated by a portal – a breach that invites station users to walk around and in-between each of the sculptures. The Korean-born, Salt Lake City, Utah based artist created a design that evokes the fluidity of water, which serves as a touching reference to the transient nature of the TRAX station, public transportation users, and the neighborhood in which its located.

According to the artist, “The Crossing illustrates water spreading out so people can pass through.” The open door in the artist’s design symbolizes the ever-changing nature of our City – a hub that is constantly changing and evolving. Further, Lee-Lodge writes, “The sculpture invites viewers to notice the emergent, water-like qualities of many aspects of Salt Lake City and Utah: it asks the viewer to consider the ways that people, as individuals and as communities, move like water in this place, with swells that carry new futures and possibilities.” Throughout the steel panels, Lee integrates colorful, egg-shaped floating orbs indicating new, exciting, and unknown possibilities. The Crossing is designed to complement and augment the experience of those engaged in this space, in addition to invigorating this rapidly changing mid-town neighborhood with public art.

The Crossing joins an invigorating collection of existing artworks located in UTA transit stations throughout Salt Lake City...
Full Article @ https://saltlakearts.org/2021/08/30/...-the-crossing/

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Some updates on the 650 South Station.





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The 650 South Main Street station is getting so close to completion! It looks like all the trim on the structures has been installed, leaving the station looking like it's done, at least during daylight hours.

Has anyone more closely tied into the rumor mill heard of an opening date yet? I know it has been delayed due to the usual excuses, but it's got to be getting close, right?

Also the Vineyard Station for FrontRunner. It is pretty cool to have 2 rail stations under construction again, even if they are only infill stations.

Aside from the disappointing name, the 650 South station surprised me in 2 ways - one good and one bad. The good surprise was the trees since I was pretty sure UTA had moved away from including trees in their platforms, which would be a shame because good landscaping can really improve a place.
The bad surprise was that the new station will not be in the free fare zone! It feels weird and inconsistent to have a station on Main Street not in that zone, even though TRAX on Main Street is even slower service than the S-Line streetcar. I know, it is only 2 blocks away from the Courthouse Station which IS in the free fare zone, and if we really were serious about the name 'Midtown' then we shouldn't be surprised that it isn't included in the downtown free fare zone... but it just doesn't feel right.

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Northern Metro - BRT Plans - Ogden

Northern Metro - Weber County


June 2022, Tim Vandernack for the Standard Examiner - https://www.standard.net/news/local/...in-four-areas/

OGDEN — The bus rapid transit system project in Ogden doesn’t just call for a new high-speed corridor to make public transportation quicker between some of the key points in the city.

Another big element focuses on spurring redevelopment of the neighborhoods surrounding four planned BRT stops — at the FrontRunner station near Union Station, 25th Street and Monroe Boulevard, 32nd Street and Harrison Boulevard and around the Weber State and McKay-Dee Hospital campuses.


A new stop for the Ogden bus rapid transit system takes shape at the corner of 25th Street and Monroe Boulevard. It's one of four areas along the BRT route targeted for potential redevelopment efforts. Photos were taken Tuesday, May 31, 2022 By Tim Vandernack


Broadly, the aim is to bolster housing and create a pool of potential riders for the Utah Transit Authority system, thereby reducing dependency on cars, easing road congestion along the Wasatch Front and reducing air pollution. That could mean change in the neighborhoods around the four stops — more housing, higher-density housing like apartments and townhomes and more businesses...

...The plans fall within a scheme dubbed transit-oriented development, or TOD, by the transit authority, the motor behind the BRT plans. Transit-oriented development “will be critical to support the BRT and will aid in providing additional/various housing units across a spectrum of affordability,” Brandon Cooper, director of Ogden’s Community and Economic Development Department...

...The 5.3-mile, $130 million BRT system — using high-speed buses to connect the FrontRunner station, McKay-Dee Hospital and Weber State, largely along 25th Street east of Washington Boulevard and Harrison Boulevard south of 25th Street — is to be complete next year. As is, 25th Street east of Washington Boulevard and Harrison Boulevard between 32nd and 36th streets are heavy construction zones as work proceeds to turn the sections into corridors that can accommodate the high-speed buses...

...Cooper said development plans around the four targeted BRT stops would be “neighborhood specific.” Planning and policy formulation “is a good first step” in the process, he said, and city redevelopment officials sometimes get involved in such schemes by acquiring land earmarked for growth or providing development incentives.

However, the private sector would likely be a driver of action.

“Most redevelopment scenarios benefit existing landowners and businesses. They are usually in control of the land and the decision whether or not to build or sell,” Cooper said.

According to the Ogden Onboard plan, the most intense redevelopment will occur around the Union Station area. There, big change is envisioned, including development of a portion of the rail yards west of the station area.


Historic Union Station


...“In general, downtown presents the greatest opportunity for high-density, mixed-use development. Residential development should be mid-rise multifamily — at a density greater than 50 dwelling units per acre — and include some active ground floor use(s),” reads the plan...

...Broadly, Swain envisions creation of “vibrant centers that make life along the Wasatch Front possible without a car,” he said.

Whatever the case, it will require a multipronged approach. “A variety of tactics will be necessary to catalyze the desired vision, possibly including, but not limited to, zoning amendments, tax-increment districts, parking reductions, collaboration with the development community,” he said.


Historic 25th Street

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Updates - Salt Lake City International - Phase II


Engineering News-Record 2021 Top 25 National Newsmakers - Michael Williams: Leading the Team to Bring the $4.5B Salt Lake City International Airport in on Time, Under Budget


Mark Shaw for the Engineering News-Record: https://www.enr.com/articles/53419-m...e-under-budget

Mike Williams loves it when a plan comes together, especially on megaprojects such as the new $4.5-billion Salt Lake City International Airport. But the veteran manager says that only happens when a project is delivered by a truly integrated team, one dedicated to solving problems together. “And it’s important to have an owner who’s involved day-to-day,” he adds.

Williams, 69, a transportation consultant for the past 40 years, says both of those elements came together in replacing the SLC airport terminal, parking garage and two older concourses, in essence creating an entirely new airport with twice the capacity of the old one. Phase one of the project finished under budget and on time in late 2020. Phase two is ongoing...


Williams (top, in yellow vest) saw the sharp decline in pandemic air travel as an opportunity to accelerate the project schedule.
Photo: SLC Airport


Williams was hired as an independent program director for the Salt Lake City Dept. of Airports Airport Redevelopment Program in November 2012 to lead the construction side of the project from its inception.

The original plan was to build out half of the two new concourses and the landside terminal in phase one while keeping the two older ones open to maintain sufficient gate counts and meet airline capacity needs, Williams says. Phase two would add the new gates, but requiring repeatedly closing one gate and opening a new one in a complex 25-step process. However, as airline passenger traffic slowed during the pandemic’s early stages, he saw an opportunity and approached the project team with a bold idea.

“Mike came to us and said, ‘What if we tear down all of the old airport at once? Not do it in smaller pieces like we planned,’” says Bill Wyatt, executive director of airports for the city. He says Williams wanted to demolish all three concourses concurrently—while keeping the gate count high enough to serve passengers—skipping multiple gate openings and closings and accelerating the project’s second phase by nearly two years.

“The airlines liked the plan because they could get into the new facilities sooner,” Williams says. But the move required some big logistical shifts, a lot of displacement and some inconvenience, including relocating many support functions and asking the airlines to use remote “hard stands” for passenger boarding and offloading while the new gates were being finished. Delta Air Lines, the airport’s main hub carrier, “never flinched” on the proposal, Wyatt says.

“It could have made a lot of people unhappy, but we decided to make it work. It was a great plan,” he adds. The new plan also allowed crews to expedite work on the central passenger tunnel, part of phase two, now scheduled to open in October 2023, much earlier than planned.


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Food and beverage:

- Auntie Anne’s.
- Blue Iguana (Local).
- Burger King.
- Hugo Coffee (Local).
- Jimmy John’s.
- Millcreek Coffee Roasters (Local, 2 locations).
- P.F. Chang’s.
- Protein Bar and Kitchen.
- Red Rock Brewery (Local).
- Rockwell’s Ice Cream (Local).
- Vessel Kitchen (Local).
- Wow Bao.


Specialty retail, news/gift and service:

- Atrium.
- Hudson Nonstop (2 locations).
- Minute Suites.
- SLC Public Market (Local, 2 locations).
- Utah Jazz Pro Shop (Local).


















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Flew back today and grabbed a few pics of South Concourse East and paving.







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June 22, 2022

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Central tunnel east walkway pit form and pour - June 2022



Apron paving over tunnel - June 2022


Apron South, South Concourse East paving - June 2022

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The 600 S TRAX Station opened today!



My favorite tidbit from the article:

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So will it take another 20-plus years until the next new TRAX station in Salt Lake City?

“Heck no!” Mayor Erin Mendenhall said. “We’re going hard after [light rail on] 400 West.”


A station at Pioneer Park would be great and only a half-block from the Rio Grande Depot. Then, after a couple stops in the Granary District (550 S and 850 S?), it could use the existing ROW to link up with the other tracks at Ballpark. I'm thinking Green could be diverted to this ROW to make airport journeys from WVC quicker and a new line created to go straight from Research Park to the airport via downtown.
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What’s coming to Salt Lake City International Airport Phase II: 22 new gates, more restaurants




Food and beverage:

- Auntie Anne’s.
- Blue Iguana (Local).
- Burger King.
- Hugo Coffee (Local).
- Jimmy John’s.
- Millcreek Coffee Roasters (Local, 2 locations).
- P.F. Chang’s.
- Protein Bar and Kitchen.
- Red Rock Brewery (Local).
- Rockwell’s Ice Cream (Local).
- Vessel Kitchen (Local).
- Wow Bao.


Specialty retail, news/gift and service:

- Atrium.
- Hudson Nonstop (2 locations).
- Minute Suites.
- SLC Public Market (Local, 2 locations).
- Utah Jazz Pro Shop (Local).


















July 2022



Apron tunnel prep and pave


South Concourse East Entry tile to restrooms


South Concourse East EBS install


North Concourse Phase 3 footings


https://slcairport.com/thenewslc/reb...gress-gallery/
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Salt Lake City Airport Concourse Work Hits Cruising Speed

Full Article At: https://www.enr.com/articles/54493-s...tp59&fs=e&s=cl


Concurrent concourse expansions continue Salt Lake City International Airport’s reconstruction into a modern, more efficient facility capable of handling 34 million passengers annually. Photo courtesy of SLC International Airport


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A resurgence in passenger traffic sustains ongoing Salt Lake City Airport redevelopment. Few things at major hub airports are more important to busy travelers than smooth connections between flights. So it’s appropriate that Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has achieved a barely detectable handoff between the first and second phases of its decade-long $4.5-billion redevelopment program.

On Sept. 16, 2020, the day after SLC officially unveiled its 909,000-sq-ft terminal and 457,000-sq-ft, 25-gate south concourse, crews from the joint venture of Holder Construction and Big-D Construction (HDJV) began demolition work for the program’s $540-million second phase.

Included are a 22-gate east extension to the south concourse that will open in stages beginning in May 2023 and a 990-ft-long central access tunnel to the 477,000-sq-ft, 22-gate north concourse—another Phase 1 project built by the Austin Commercial/Okland Construction Co. joint venture and opened in October 2020...

...SLC’s post-pandemic rebound has been so strong that earlier this year, HDJV was authorized to begin a $333-million Phase 3, which includes the first eight gates of what will eventually be a 22-gate east extension of the north concourse, a central connecting plaza to that facility’s west gates and the interior finishes and systems in the central tunnel...

...the HOK-led design team sought to incorporate a sense of place into the buildings.

“The problem with hub airports is that they tend to evolve and often end up being rather generic,” explains Matt Needham, director of aviation for HOK, which led the design of SLC’s redevelopment program. Because SLC is, in essence, a brand-new airport, “We wanted to do what we could to make sure passengers know where they are,” he says...read more...https://www.enr.com/articles/54493-s...tp59&fs=e&s=cl


A new 990-ft five-bay underground connection between the north and south concourses can accommodate the eventual addition of an automated people mover system. Photo courtesy of SLC International Airport

The concourse design lends itself to easy expansion, including incorporating the evolving mechanical, electrical and information technology systems as new gates are added. Photo courtesy of SLC International Airport

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Southern Metro - Project to build FrontRunner station in Utah’s fastest-growing community gets underway

By Carter Williams, KSL.com May 13, 2021

Leaders of Vineyard and surrounding communities gathered with Utah transportation leaders Thursday at an empty lot in the center of the city.

While there wasn’t much to see there, that won’t be the story for much longer.

“If you know anything about Vineyard and our 10,000% growth rate, you might drive here next week and see some roads, and then a promenade, and then a building and bunch of new faces that we’ll be welcoming into this community,” said Vineyard Mayor Julie Fullmer.

Yes, much like the community itself, seemingly overnight that empty lot will become a transit hub at the center of a fast-growing city on the shore of Utah Lake.

The groundbreaking ceremony marked the birth of a new $5.6 million FrontRunner station that will add a new stop on the train service between Utah Transit Authority’s American Fork and Orem stations.

The new station, which is expected to be finished by the end of this year, will be the first stop added since 2012 — when UTA expanded FrontRunner service south from Salt Lake City all the way down to Provo...



Kristen Murphy, Deseret News



Maps of Vineyard as it is built out from the FrontRunner train station across from the Utah Valley University property, to the long esplanade to the beachfront properties at Utah Lake. Courtesy @geneva

...“As Utah prepares for continued record growth, the new Vineyard station is going to create new transit and opportunities for Utah County, improving connections to our other services and many needs of a rapidly growing community,” Carlton Christensen, chairman of the UTA board of trustees, said while standing in front of a FrontRunner locomotive stopped on the railroad line adjacent to the plot of land...


People gather for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new FrontRunner station in Vineyard on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News



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Downtown North - 300 North Pedestrian Bridge


Start Construction:The Utah Transit Authority, in partnership with Salt Lake City Transportation, Engineering and Facilities Divisions will begin construction on a new bridge for walking and bicycling along the south side of 300 North at approximately 500 West. The bridge will span 500 West, in addition to three Union Pacific Railroad and two UTA FrontRunner tracks.
It will provide a more efficient alternative for people walking and bicycling, who often experience lengthy wait times while freight trains pass, stop, and back up due to the railroad yard to the north. Construction will begin October 18 and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2022



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