$466 million Mountain View Corridor project aims to ease traffic in Utah County

LEHI, Utah (KUTV) — A $466 million project on Mountain View Corridor is expected to ease traffic in Utah County.

Utah Department of Transportation crews have started construction that will eventually connect 2100 North to Porter Rockwell Boulevard.

The project is expected to take two years to finish but won't impede traffic because it's on undeveloped land.

According to UDOT, the governor's office projects that by 2050, Utah County will outpace Salt Lake, Weber and Davis counties combined.

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UDOT officials said this booming growth is the reason for the expansion.

One Lehi resident said she’s seen this happen right in front of her eyes while growing up here.

“Lehi was like, you just pass it to go to Provo,” Jayci Black said. “I didn’t know anyone here, so its grown like crazy.”

UDOT has been planning this project for decades, and after analyzing travel models, they said now is the time to expand.

“Part of that process is to look at the benefits of the project, and the timing of when the project might be needed to make sure that its a proper investment to make now as opposed to delaying it into the future,” said Rob Clayton, Region 3 Director for UDOT.

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Black thinks this will help ease the congestion with improvements to 2100 North.

“It’s the only road that connects everything, so I think that will help, yeah,” she said.

After years of surveying and monitoring traffic in the area, Clayton agreed.

“The project can’t come fast enough for the folks that live in this area,” he said.

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