Important Public Meeting on 5400 South Improvement Project

USE YOUR VOICE TO MAKE 5400 SOUTH BETTER

UDOT is holding an open house regarding upgrades to accommodate increasing traffic on 5400 South between Bangerter Highway and 4800 West. UDOT would like to know your concerns about traveling this roadway, obtain suggestions for improvements and learn how possible changes would affect you. Your input will help UDOT study possible solutions.
UDOT's intent is to provide this improvement while minimizing impacts to residents, businesses, the traveling public and utility services. The need to widen 5400 South was identified by your local community leaders and formalized in the Wasatch Front Regional Council Long Range Plan.

Current Activities

Before UDOT can determine how to improve 5400 South, an environmental study must be completed. The study will include:

• The purpose of an improvement project.
• Transportation needs in this area.
• Transportation improvement alternatives to meet the project's purpose and the community's transportation needs.
• Environmental resources that could be affected by a project.
• How impacts to resources could be mitigated.
• Public input on all of the above.

You may see surveyors or UDOT's public information coordinators working along 5400 South. They are performing basic fact-finding work and will not yet have detailed information about the project.

Property Acquisition, Appraisal and Relocation

After UDOT completes the environmental study and begins design work, the project team will determine whether UDOT needs to buy property along 5400 South to make way for widening or other improvements. By mid-2011, the project team expects to have enough information to contact property owners and tenants who may be affected.
As the project progresses, UDOT will make sure that affected property owners understand their rights and how the negotiation process works. The process involves UDOT having the property valued by an appraiser and making an offer to purchase the property from the land owner(s). Relocation assistance is also available to property owners that are displaced as a result of the project.

Stay Informed

The best ways to get information about the project are through this website, by signing up for email updates, by contacting the project team, or by attending public meetings about the project.