The City has hired J-U-B Engineers, Inc. to develop initial trail alignments and to conduct an environmental review of the corridor. The Langdon Group Inc. will seek and encourage public participation to develop a vision for the trail that meets the community’s needs and expectations.

The proposed trail would begin at the point-of-the-mountain and follow the existing Utah Transit Rail (UTA) corridor primarily east of I-15 (past Cabela’s and parallel to State Street) to the American Fork city boundary. To the north, the trail would link to the proposed Point-of-the-Mountain trail in Salt Lake County and would eventually serve as the backbone for a regional trail system throughout Salt Lake and Utah Counties.

The study team will work closely with UTA to build the trail as much as possible within the existing UTA right-of-way. This project is not unique. UTA is coordinating with several jurisdictions on similar trail projects in Salt Lake County. Draper City and Sandy City are both pursuing agreements for trails within UTA right-of-way. UTA purchased the rail corridor through Lehi for future light rail into Utah County and any proposed trail would need to accommodate or plan for that expansion.

Study Funding

The Historic Utah Southern Rail Trail study is being funded with a $300,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant awarded through the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG). Once the concept study and environmental review are completed, the City will begin pursing additional funds for trail construction.

Comments or Questions

Public comments are always welcome. Comments or inquiries can be sent to the project Public Involvement Coordinator, Nicole Donegan, at or by calling (801) 556-1796. Written comments can also be sent to:

Nicole Donegan
c/o The Langdon Group, Inc.
2875 South Decker Lake Drive, Suite 575
Salt Lake City, UT, 84084.