FrontRunner: Difference between revisions

Phase 1 includes two projects. The first is FrontRunner 2X; which consists of double tracking at strategic locations to increase maximum frequency from thirty minutes to fifteen.<ref name="Double track benefits">{{cite web |date=February 5, 2021 |title=FrontRunner appears likely to receive $350 million from state to help speed service |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/02/05/frontrunner-track-m/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> In 2021, Utah passed legislation to fund a project to double track ''FrontRunner'' at strategic locations.<ref name="2021 Double-track">{{cite web |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Utah lawmakers OK $1.23 billion transportation funding, making it clear they want that money to go to Utah companies and Utah workers |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/03/04/b-transportation-package/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> In May 2023, UTA officials said construction on the next phase of double tracking would begin in 2026 and be completed by 2030. <ref name="Trib2023may">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Jordan |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Why doesn't FrontRunner run on Sundays? UTA explains, and says service could be added in future. |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/14/why-doesnt-frontrunner-run-sundays/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520031948/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/05/14/why-doesnt-frontrunner-run-sundays/ |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UTA UDOT FrontRunner |url=https://frontrunner2x.utah.gov/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=frontrunner2x.utah.gov}}</ref> The [[Utah Department of Transportation]] (UDOT) has their own plans to add an infill station at The Point just south of Draper around this construction period.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 18, 2023 |title=UDOT Transportation Interim September 2023 Frontrunner |url=https://le.utah.gov/interim/2023/pdf/00003881.pdf |website=utah.gov}}</ref> In 2024, FrontRunner 2X began to include in the project cost of both the expected amount for the initial double tracking, and the extra double tracking required to construct an infill station at The Point. With the current project estimates at $1.439 Billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Capital Investment Grants Dashboard |url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2024-12/Public-CIG-Dashboard-12-06-2024.pdf |access-date=12/December 8/24, 2024}}</ref>