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Show l)OSELYNKIRK fMINGT0N - Davis "yotricials questioned -t they are getting their !Mre l money from the Urban Road Funds :!! a meeting with the Wation committee of 'CKRc5nt Reginai '.COUNTY Commis-.,cJen Commis-.,cJen Flint said that ;lmillionallocated 'msiruction of roads in ;,"?"e'which is made up , ', h Davis County and "Lnty, has been spent Mowing 1977 'Wedtothe splitting ,,s -unty into two hieh-; hieh-; '"cis saying, "We i "kethe short end of . . 1 District Two ; "dudes Sail Lake "!althesouthhalfof Davis County will spend $2.4 million in federal urban road funds this year since larger population impacted areas are granted a larger share of the funds. MIKE ALLEGRA, WFRC planner, said that two areas in South Davis County are projected to receive funds next year. The upgrading of Orchard Drive from 500 South to 2600 South and the extension of 2600 south in Bountiful to Highway 89-91 in North Salt Lake are projected to begin next year. Those two projects will cost over $3 million and, when constructed, con-structed, will have to be funded fund-ed from the Federal Urban money Mr. Allegra said. The projects have been designated as priority one and two projects. THE PROBLEM, according to Mr. Allegra is that the $2.4 million designated for roads in Salt Lake and south Davis Counly doesn't go very far when requests and priorities established are for $20million. The 2600 South project when contracted will give Davis County a lion's share of the nney, he said. Commissioner Flint also questioned whether a project in the north part of Davis County near Hill Field Road will be extended and completed. complet-ed. Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) official of-ficial Howard Leatham said that department was withdrawing a request for additional ad-ditional funds for SR 232 from 1-15 in Layton to the Hill Field Road since the whole interchange in-terchange at the South Gate of Hill Field needs to be improved. Additional state funds rather then federal urban ur-ban funds will be necessary for this projecl. OFFICIALS SAID that the SR-232 projects include an upgrading to four lanes and curb and gutter in some areas. Next year that road will be extended ex-tended to Syracuse Road, Mr. Leatham said. The intersection intersec-tion at the gate will be reconstructed recon-structed to include traffic signals and the straightening of the road. In other business, the council coun-cil heard an energy conservation conserva-tion report, a 100 page study which is awaiting comments from the Energy Conserval ion Council and the funds to implement. MR. ALLEGRA, reported that the study identified trans-portational trans-portational options which can conserve energy. They are ridesharing and viable work hours. Preliminary recommendations recommenda-tions called for in the study are a campaign in the Wasatch Front area for carpooling, vanpooling and flexible work hours which could include staggered work hours or four day work weeks. THE REPORT indicates that these innovations could decrease air pollution and energy consumption, Mr. Allegra said. The report, which was prepared in conjunction con-junction with the State Energy Conservation Plan, proposes three possible packages, ranging from a maximum to a minimum implementation. It projects that as much as 88 million gallons of gas could be saved in the Wasatch Front and Utah County if the program were implemented on a maximum level. That figure could rise to 13.6million gallons if the program were, initiated on a state level. |