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Local Advisory Council |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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Mary DeLoretto, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Dave Hancock, Director of Capital Development |
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Andrea Pullos, Project Manager |
TITLE:
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Mid-Valley Connector and Ogden Express (OGX) Updates
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Discussion
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational item for discussion only
BACKGROUND:
The MidValley Connector is a corridor-based bus rapid transit (BRT) system between the West Valley City Hub and the Murray City Hub in Salt Lake County, Utah designed to improve the existing 47 and 227 bus route services. The project is in the final design phase and preparing to go out to bid August 2023.
The Ogden Express (OGX) is a corridor-based bus rapid transit (BRT) system between the Ogden Intermodal Center (now called Ogden Central) through Weber State University to McKay Dee Hospital in Weber County, Utah. This project has been under construction since 2021 and will be open for revenue service August 2023.
DISCUSSION:
Mid-Valley is a 7-mile corridor that will have 1.4 miles of exclusive bus lanes and operate at a 15-minute peak hours service. The alignment will include 15 transit station locations between the West Valley City Transit Hub and the Murray Transit Hub.
OGX is a 5.3-mile corridor that will have 1.8 miles of exclusive bus lanes and operate at a 10-minute peak hours service with a shuttle running on WSU campus to make 5-minute head ways during peak school hours. The alignment will include 13 transit station locations between Ogden Central and McKay Dee Hospital.
Both of these projects will have passenger amenities such as platforms with shelters, real-time bus arrival information on electronic signs, and night-time platform lighting. The BRT stops will have transit priority lanes.
These projects are being presented today as an informational item.
ALTERNATIVES:
Information only
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated capital construction costs for these projects are included in 5-year capital plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
None