FRIEND MAKES SENSE. tHE PEOPLE IN CHARGE WILL HAVE NONE OF IT!

It's about spending federal money, not a solution.

I think the people that live a block away from Bangerter Highway may have something to say about making it into a freeway. And if the people could not prevent it, I'm sure the millions of dollars worth of businesses who are right on the highway may also have something to say.

We need a second I-15. Liberals will fight to the death to stop it because it will benefit so many people and provide good jobs for working families. Just why do people support these guys? Oh I remember they hate GWB too.

Your suggested freeway won't do anything to reduce traffic and might carry at most half as many cars found on I-15 south of Santaquin. There's a good reason why there's only 4 lanes down there instead of 8 lanes like in Orem.

Bangeter Highway was a cheap "solution" to the more expensive freeway alternative- what makes you think they'll build a freeway up to your front door in Utah County??

I'd be happy just to get some gravel on my road.

I cant comprehend how simple minded you must be to think that building a freeway on the west side of Utah lake would mean not having to rebuild I-15.

Who in their right mind would want to drive around Utah Lake?

I would rather see the government spending money on re-doing the roads than putting in the traffic control lights on all of the onramps in Utah County. What a huge waste of money!!! The only onramp that might need something like this is the University Parkway onramp. I have not once had a problem on any of the others. This project must have cost millions. What a perfect example of government wasting our money again!

Your suggestion is right. Wouldn't it be great if far-sighted UDOT employees had built the Bangeter Freeway BEFORE the area built up?

Outside of Los Angeles, I-5 is a wonderful alternative to Highway 99. Highway 99 is a congested, dangerous route through the cities north of LA. I-5 is a nice uncrowded highway in the country.

When is UDOT going to build I 415 around the west side of Utah Lake and along the east side of Antelope Island and connect it to I 84 / I 15 north of Brigham City? Probably not until the area is already built up and congested.

UDOT is planing a freeway to connect Utah County to the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. It's called the Mountain View Corridor. If you go to UDOT's website would see that they want to connect it around Lindon and Pleasant Grove, take it around the north end of Utah Lake and run parallel to Redwood RD for a while before turning up to the far westside of Salt Lake County.

There is still the problem of getting from Spanish Fork to Downtown SLC at 5:00 pm. Rebuilding I-15 is still necessary to keeping this valley productive and connected.

Most of my life has been spent in Utah. I did live in California for six or seven years. While I finally decided to return to the less congested Wasatch front, I must admit that LA is a far more functional traffic grid than anything in Utah. And, it is not alone. Las Vegas has improved graetly with I-215 and 515. Phoenix with 202 and 101 which rings a good portion of the city, is the result of some future vision on the part of city and federal planners. Pick your city, better than Utah. Utah continues to be saddled with small town, head in the sand planning, or rather, non planning. It is inevitable that the Wasatch corridor is going to grow. Legacy is a farce of $$$$ proportions, and Gov. Huntsman's capitulation to special interest groups to "get it done" was deplorable. I don't know if a freeway around Utah Lake is the answer, but the mentality of the recent past, if cast into the future, will guarantee gridlock and stupidity forever.

A freeway from Tremonton to Nephi west of the Great Salt Lake makes more sense. Horrors! I mis-spoke, I'm sure our long range planning commission has already got this in their plans.

I agree with ediddy. Utah does have the "we're a small town" mentality. Unless they grow up and be big boys, they'll never get it right. An example of the "small town mentality" is what Lehi is trying to do with the MVC.

What thinking outside the box? Here is another suggestion for the powers that be.

Rush construction of the train. Also negociate with Union Pacific or get additional right of way so this can be a double track. The track from SLC to Ogden is somewhat of a disapointment because trains can't run both ways at the same time.

Also Utah businesses and government needs to think a lot more seriously about telecommuting where possible. I see many situations at my work where it could be done and isn't.

Also, people that work in a city need to be encouraged to move there. Tax incentives.

forget toll roads, there are better ways.

Um... someone who actually lives on the west side of the lake - which of course - doesn't help the rest of us!

FrontRunner North is a bit disappointing with its inability to run continuously (due to single track in many areas). I hope UTA is looking to rectify this for the South version and any future trains. That said, it's still decently fast and provides a 2nd alternative for many.