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Glenn Way
John L. Valentine
Christine R. Fox-Finlinson
Bill Wright
Jordan Tanner
J. Brent Haymond
David Ure
David M. Jones
Jeff Alexander
Lowell A. Nelson
Tammy J. Rowan
Margaret Dayton
Wayne A. Harper
Keele Johnson
Patricia B. Larson
Loretta Baca
Eli H. Anderson
Trisha S. Beck
James R. Gowans
Neal B. Hendrickson
Daniel H. Tuttle
Judy Ann Buffmire
Gene Davis
Brent H. Goodfellow
Ralph Becker
Duane Bourdeaux
A. Lamont Tyler
Loraine T. Pace
Thomas Hatch
Greg J. Curtis
Jack A. Seitz
DeMar Bud Bowman
Michael R. Styler
Evan L. Olsen
Susan J. Koehn
Sheryl L. Allen
John W. Hickman
Craig W. Buttars
Gary F. Cox
Raymond W. Short
Bradley T. Johnson
Don E. Bush
Orville D. Carnahan
Brian R. Allen
Robert H. M. Killpack
Nora B. Stephens
Lloyd W. Frandsen
David L. Zolman
Richard M. Siddoway
Perry Buckner
Swen C. Nielsen
Richard L. Walsh
Steve Barth
Peter C. Knudson
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE STRONGLY URGING THE UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLACE SUFFICIENT PRIORITY ON
IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAY 6 BETWEEN SPANISH FORK AND PRICE AND TO
BEGIN FUNDING OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS in 1993 a feasibility study on constructing a four-lane highway on U.S.
Highway 6 and State Route 14 between Price and I-15 at Spanish Fork was completed;
WHEREAS from 1994 to 1996, 961 automobile accidents occurred on Highway 6 between
Price and Spanish Fork;
WHEREAS since 1993, there have been 23 fatalities at the scene of accidents on Highway
6 between Price and Soldier Summit;
WHEREAS since 1993, there have been over 40 fatalities at the scene of accidents on
Highway 6 between Soldier Summit and Spanish Fork;
WHEREAS from 1994 to 1996, another 21 people injured in accidents along Highway 6
between Price and Spanish Fork died either during transport to the hospital or at the hospital;
WHEREAS in 1997 alone there were 22 traffic fatalities on Highway 6 between Spanish
Fork and Price, by far the most deadly year on the highway;
WHEREAS there have already been five traffic fatalities in 1998, which is ahead of last
year's record pace;
WHEREAS Highway 6 through Spanish Fork Canyon, where most of these fatalities
occurred, is by far the most dangerous road through any canyon along the Wasatch Front;
WHEREAS driver error contributes to these tragedies, the design of Highway 6 leaves no
margin for that error;
WHEREAS the canyon's mostly two-lane ribbon of asphalt, long stretches and changing
grades combine with heavy truck traffic to cause problems for even the canyon's most frequent
travelers;
WHEREAS recreational vehicle traffic in the summer compounds the effects of the already
heavy truck traffic;
WHEREAS the Utah Department of Transportation should consider accident and fatality data
as factors in determining which roads receive funding priority;
WHEREAS an upgrade of Highway 6 through Spanish Fork Canyon should be given
sufficient priority by the Utah Department of Transportation to ensure funding in the 1998-99 fiscal
year;
WHEREAS the Utah Department of Transportation should study the feasibility of
establishing a toll road on Highway 6 to aid funding of improvements; and
WHEREAS Highway 6 improvements are the key to significantly reducing the number of
traffic fatalities in Spanish Fork Canyon:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah strongly
urge the Utah Transportation Commission and the Utah Department of Transportation to consider
Highway 6 improvements between Spanish Fork and Price, beginning with the most dangerous
areas, as a high priority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah Department of Transportation study the
feasibility of establishing a toll road on Highway 6, and report to the Legislature prior to the 1999
Annual General Session.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the governor, the
Utah Transportation Commission, the Utah Department of Transportation, the Utah County
Commission, the Carbon County Commission, and the mayors of the cities of Price, Helper, Spanish
Fork, and Springville.
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