UDOT receives funding to start next phase of Mountain View Corridor Project

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (KUTV) — The Utah Department of Transportation announced they have received funding to start construction on the next phase of the Mountain View Corridor project.

In a social media post, UDOT officials said this portion of the project will connect Porter Rockwell Bouvard to 2100 North in Lehi.

"This segment will provide another much-needed transportation option for northwest UTCO," the post stated.

Construction on the upcoming phase is planned for late 2023 or early 2024.

The Mountain View Corridor project is focused on including two lanes in each direction with intersections, biking and walking trails.

Officials said Mountain View Corridor will eventually be a 35-mile freeway from Interstate 80 in Salt Lake County to SR-73 in Utah County.

In June, a new section of Mountain View Corridor opened for public use.

The section, 3500 South and Mountain View, opened around the middle of June and saw multiple accidents by the end of the month.

John Gleason with UDOT said it was determined that speeding drivers were the problem. Though the speed limit is 60 mph, there are red lights along the corridor and people try to beat the light.

UDOT did take a closer look to make sure there wasn’t anything functionally with the road causing these crashes according to Gleason.

Gleason said along Mountain View Corridor UDOT has put in advance warning signals to alert drivers to upcoming red lights, and signal heads to block out other signals in the distance that could cause any confusion for drivers.