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SALT LAKE COUNTY -- A fresh infusion of $15 million, which will take effect July 1, makes it more likely that east-west connectors like 5400 South will get reversible lanes.
If approved, reversible lanes on 5400 South would run from Bangerter Highway to either Redwood Road or I-15.
UDOT spokesman Adan Carrillo tells KSL the funding is approved but the project is not yet. "We have the money aside, we have the need. I mean anyone that drives through that area can tell you we need to do something out there," he said.
The next step is to get input from city and business leaders as well as the public.
Drivers agree that something needs to be done. One man shopping at Wal-Mart near 5400 South and Redwood Road says rush hour's a nightmare. "Anywhere you go east and west in this town on that rush hour needs help. And I think that'd probably be a good idea," he said.
A woman who's seen them in other cities also thinks they couldn't hurt and would be cheaper than a rebuild. "There's really no more places to build a road out here," she said. She told us reversible lanes that work well in other cities are the ones that are well-marked, so that even visitors to the area can understand what to do and when.
Unlike the temporary reversible lane situation coming to 3500 South, this would be permanent if it's approved.
The idea came as part of a larger study conducted a few years ago and finished last summer.
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