The Utah Department of Transportation will open a new northbound I-15 ramp system between 9400 South and I-215 as early as Monday. However, before drivers can enjoy the new system, they will be subject to delays of up to two hours all day Sunday while crews work to complete final connections.
Some of the biggest stories to come out of northern Utah County included the announcement and groundbreaking of Intermountainâs Childrenâs Primary hospital in Lehi, the opening of the I-15 Technology Corridor, and the retirement of the general manager at the Utah County staple Lehi Roller Mills.
Here are the top stories in 2020 from northern Utah County:
IHC breaks ground on Lehi Primary Childrenâs Hospital
After the announcement in January that Lehi would be the spot for the new Intermountain Childrenâs Primary Hospital in Utah County, the virtual groundbreaking was celebrated in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UDOT trying new strategy to prevent crowding in Cottonwood Canyons
UDOT trying new strategy to prevent crowding in Cottonwood Canyons
and last updated 2020-12-17 21:25:00-05
COTTONWOOD CANYONS, Utah â UDOT is trying something new to prevent overcrowding in the Cottonwood Canyons.
âIf the resorts are full, the trail head parking is full, and the road side parking are full, said Jake Brown, the Roadway operations manager for the Cottonwood Canyons, âthatâs when we will go to the restriction of the canyons.â
UDOT, ski resorts, UPD and park services are working together to figure out when the canyons will be at âcapacity.â Once capacity is reached, they will stop all traffic heading up in order to keep traffic at a manageable amount and give plows time to do their work if it is snowing.
“It was brutal,” said Macomb Township Clerk Kristi Pozzi, a Republican.
It didn’t have to be this way, several Michigan clerks said. A few months before the Nov. 3 general election, many local election officials asked the Legislature for an extra week to start counting absentee ballots in anticipation of this very problem.
But the Legislature declined, instead passing a pre-processing bill that allowed clerks to open – but not count – ballots one day in advance.
The issue is one of several dividing Democrats and Republicans, as electors from Michigan and states nationwide are set to convene Monday for an Electoral College process to formalize Democrat Joe Biden’s victory as president-elect.
Utah s canyons, ski resorts packed after fresh snowfall
Solitude Mountain Resort was one of the luckiest resorts with seven inches of snowfall overnight and another five inches during the day on Saturday.
and last updated 2020-12-13 01:00:42-05
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah â Solitude Mountain Resort was one of the luckiest resorts with seven inches of snowfall overnight and another five inches during the day on Saturday.
With snow like that, thousands flocked to the resort to get a taste of the fresh powder.
âOh man, the snow is so dry,â one snowboarder told FOX 13 while talking about his day.
Solitude spokeswoman Sarah Huey was just as excited.