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H.J.R. 13 Enrolled

    

RESOLUTION URGING IMPROVEMENTS ON

    
HIGHWAY 6

    
1998 GENERAL SESSION

    
STATE OF UTAH

    
Sponsor: Brad King

    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

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    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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