UDOT

On the Connection of the Sharp and Tintic Railroad
Lines and Railroad Crossing Closures in Springville
and Spanish Fork in Utah County, UT;
UDOT Project No. F-LC49(169)

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), in coordination with Utah Transit Authority
(UTA), is working to connect Union Pacific Railroad’s (UPRR) Sharp Sub Mainline with UTA’s
Tintic Branch Line in Springville and Spanish Fork. This connection will improve safety and
mobility by removing the existing Tintic Branch Line railroad track and permanently closing
seven at-grade railroad crossings along the existing Tintic Line. The railroad crossings will
be closed by removing the track in and adjacent to the road. Vehicular access will still be
permitted to cross the railroad corridor at these locations. The crossings to be closed
include:

1. 700 South 254400V
2. 400 West 254401C
3. 254402J
4. 254403R
5. 950 West 968062Y
6. 1600 South/2700 N 254408A
7. Canyon Creek Parkway 967139F

The project proposes to construct 1.5 miles of new track between the Sharp Line at 900
South and the Tintic Line at Williams Lane. Williams Lane will be realigned to
accommodate the new Tintic railroad crossing.

The environmental document will be available online via the project website,
udotinput.utah.gov/sharptinticconnection, starting Aug. 8 and meeting materials will be
posted on Aug. 19. Formal comments can be submitted Aug. 8 through Sept. 6 in the
following ways:

• At the in-person public hearing on Aug. 19, verbally or in writing
• Via email to sharptinticconnection@utah.gov
• By mail to Sharp Tintic Railroad Connection, C/O Horrocks, 2162 West Grove
  Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

All comments received, no matter the channel, are treated the same and will be
documented in the project record and addressed by the project team. If you have any
questions about the public hearing or how to comment, please contact a project
representative: 801-704-0899 or sharptinticconnection@utah.gov.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by UDOT
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 326 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated June 12, 2023,
and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and UDOT.

Individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary aids and services) or
language translation services during this meeting should notify the study team five days in
advance: 801-704-0899 or sharptinticconnection@utah.gov.

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