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WEST VALLEY CITY — West Valley City is trying to make it easier for motorists to get through town. City officials have started a study to see how they can coordinate more of their stoplights.
The goal is similar to what has been done in other cities. If the lights are timed properly, people going the speed limit will have to make fewer stops.
West Valley City transportation engineer Erik Brondum said, "We identified three main corridors and then three secondary corridors we wanted to have done."
The studies are being conducted along 4100 South, 3100 South, 2700 West, 3200 West, 4800 West and Parkway Boulevard. Brondum says they've already implemented some changes along parts of 4100 South.
"In the case of 4100 South, a couple years ago we actually went through and we did do a timing plan," he said. "It actually did improve the travel time significantly."
Brondum says these studies are very labor intensive and it's not easy securing funding to collect this data. But once the studies are done, upkeep is rather simple.
"Once we get these timing plans in there, keeping them up to date is a matter of doing some observation every year or two," Brondum said.
These timing patterns are expected to be implemented in late July or early August.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we saw anywhere between a 15 to 30 percent improvement in travel time," Brondum said.
