UDOT working to mitigate Heber Valley bypass impacts on North Fields

UDOT working to mitigate Heber Valley bypass impacts on North Fields

The Utah Department of Transportation is currently refining its environmental impact study for the controversial Heber Valley bypass to have a lesser impact on the North Fields where the new highway is planned. The North Fields is a freshwater wetland area northwest of Heber City’s downtown that has seen agricultural use for generations. Project Manager Craig Hancock told the Wasatch County Council on Wednesday that UDOT representatives visited …

Heber Valley bypass faces delay as UDOT evaluates design changes

HEBER CITY, Utah — The timeline for the long-planned Heber Valley bypass has been pushed back as the Utah Department of Transportation conducts additional engineering and environmental analysis in response to local feedback on the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement. In a project update released this week, UDOT said the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) will be delayed while the agency evaluates p…