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Show Traffic Volume in Summit County Increases Sharply 1 ' f mi w'rw ' -' a . t t L. ! - ' L- I I ' . A . ' 137c between 1962 and 1972. Although travel in rural areas still accounts for nearly 59Tc of the total traffic traf-fic volume in Utah, urban travel is increasing at a much faster rate than is rural travel. According to the Foundation analysis, rural travel in Utah has been rising at an average annual rate of 2.9 per year during the past ten years, compared with an average annual growth rate of 10.6 per year in urban traffic volume. As might be expected, a major portion of Utah's traffic traf-fic volume is concentrated in the four 'Wasatch Front" counties of Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah. These four counties account for 59 of Utah's total travel volume during 1972 and have registered regis-tered traffic increases during dur-ing the past ten years that are above the state average. The Foundation study points out, however, that these four "Wasatch Front" counties account for 77 of the state's total population. Traffic volume on Summit County roads increased by 72.6 over the past ten years. This was reported today by Utah Foundation, the private research organization. organ-ization. According to the Foundation Founda-tion analysis which was based bas-ed on reports published by the Utah State Highway Department, De-partment, traffic volume on Summit County roads and highways averaged 452,700 vehicle miles per day in 1972. This compares with average traffic volume of 262,300 vehicle miles per day in 1962, 322,700 daily vehicle miles in 1967, and 444,100 daily vehicle miles in 1971. These totals excludes travel on city streets and county rural roads that are not part - of the Federal-aid system. Until the recent gasoline shortages, highway travel in Utah was increasing at an increasing rate. For example, ex-ample, the average annual rate of growth in Utah traffic traf-fic volume was 5.1 in the 1960-1972 period, 5.7 in the 1967-1972 period, and 7.6 in the 1971-1972 period. Foundation analysts point out that travel in light trucks is growing at a much faster rate than travel in other types of vehicles. Light trucks often are used as recreation vehicles in connection con-nection with camper units. Between 1962 and 1972, light truck travel in Utah rose by 186, a rate of increase more than three times that recorded record-ed by other type of vehicles. In 1972 light truck travel accounted for nearly 18 of all traffic volume in Utah, compared with only 10 ten years earlier. Following is a tabulation showing the average number of vehicle miles traveled each day in Summit County last year by type of vehicle: Type of Vehicle Average Daily Vehicle Miles-1972 Utah Passenger Cars, 150,400. Out-of-State Cars, 163,300 miles. Light Trucks, 72,900 miles. Heavy Trucks, 66,100 miles. Total, 452,700 miles. To accommodate the heavier heav-ier traffic volumes of recent re-cent years, Utah Foundation Founda-tion reports that many major improvements have been made on Utah's highway system. sy-stem. First, the number of Fred and Jeanne Westhomn hold a Fire Sale in front of what used to be their shop: Just Rings. Burned out by the August 27 blaze the Westhomns are planning a two-month vacation away from Park City and a grand re-opening of their shop in the late fall at their new location at 357 MainStreet. miles of paved roads and streets in Utah has increased increas-ed by 39 over the past ten years. In addition, considerable consid-erable work has been done on Utah's multi-lane interstate system during this period. In 1962, only about 10 of the designated Utah interstate inter-state system had been completed com-pleted and was open to traffic. traf-fic. At the end of 1972, approximately ap-proximately 565 miles or 60 of the Federal interstate inter-state system in Utah had been completed and was be- ing utilized by motorists. The total designated mileage mile-age of Utah's road and streets system increased by |