Study Overview
The Utah Department of Transportation’s (UDOT) mission is to keep Utah moving while enhancing quality of life through transportation improvements in our state. UDOT is conducting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to improve regional and local mobility on US-40 from SR-32 to US-189 and provide opportunities for non-motorized transportation while allowing Heber City to meet its vision for the historic town center.
Project Update
Revised Date: 6/12/25
Recent activities include updates to local councils, coordination with impacted homeowners, and alternative designs for the EIS. Ongoing efforts focus on revising alternatives for 2050 traffic, adding lanes, and exploring free-flow designs. Monthly meetings with local governments continue, with updates scheduled in June. The community will be invited to review and comment on the Draft EIS once traffic analysis, updates to the alternatives, and impact analysis are complete.
Study Area
The Heber Valley Corridor EIS project team will be working with the stakeholders to evaluate improvements to address and enhance mobility through the Heber Valley and improve the operation of Heber City Main Street (US-40).
Through this process UDOT will develop transportation alternatives that could include a variety of solutions including reconfiguration of Main Street, improvements to other area roads, constructing new roads, and other options identified by the public.
Alternatives Being Studied in the Draft EIS
The map below shows the similarities and differences between the final two alternatives in the study. Our team is currently refining these alternatives and performing additional analysis ahead of releasing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement later this fall. At that time, the public will have an opportunity to review the alternatives more closely and provide feedback to our team.
Current Phase
Revised Date: 6/12/25
PROJECT UPDATE
A status update of activities on the EIS through June and what to expect in coming months.
Completed activities
Local Government Coordination:
- Coordinated directly with each local government contact and mutually decided not to present in May due to limited new information.
- Provided updates in April
- Daniel Town Council on April 7 (UDOT update begins at 50:41)
- Wasatch County Interlocal Meeting on April 9 (UDOT update begins at 1:16:25)
- Midway City Council on April 15 (UDOT update begins at 4:58)
- Heber City Council on April 15 (UDOT update begins at 2:40:02)
Public Outreach
- Sent letters to potentially impacted property owners, responded to inquiries
Alternative Design
- Design refinements complete.
Ongoing activities
Public Outreach
- Coordinating with potentially impacted property owners.
- Coordinating with Utah Open Lands to address potential conflicts between the proposed bypass and proposed conservation easements.
Alternatives Analysis
- Field surveys in select areas (owners have been notified via letter).
- Evaluating benefits and impacts from project alternatives.
- Preparing Draft EIS (public release anticipated this fall).
Local Government Coordination
- We are meeting with Heber City and Wasatch County staff on a monthly basis.
What to expect next
Local Government Coordination
- Update at Wasatch County Council work session (June 11, 4 p.m.)
- Update at Heber City Council General Session (June 17, 6 p.m.)
- Updates to other local governments if requested
Public Outreach
- Schedule meeting with North Fields Irrigation Board and Heber Valley Special Service District (HVSSD).
- Continue to respond to property owner inquiries.
- UDOT is developing a one-stop shop website for all UDOT projects in and around the Heber Area–Heber Valley Improved website: udotinput.utah.gov/HeberValleyProjects. The Heber Valley Corridor EIS website, and other UDOT project and study websites, will be linked through the new website.
Detailed Evaluation of Alternatives
- Evaluate benefits and impacts from alternatives
- More information on resources that are commonly evaluated in EISs for highway projects: https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/legislation/nepa/guidance_preparing_env_documents.aspx
- Identify preferred alternative and publish Draft EIS (anticipated this fall)
We intend to complete the EIS as quickly as possible and have updated our estimated study timeline to reflect this.
More detailed information on the previously proposed alternatives and the analysis published to-date is available here.
Current And Upcoming Activities
Study Process and Timeline
The anticipated project timeline outlines the phases to accomplish development of the Heber Valley Corridor EIS. Ongoing engagement with the public will take place during the estimated time periods to keep the community informed during the EIS.
Submit Comment
Comments provided to the project team will be reviewed and considered by UDOT as it develops the project. All comments received will be documented in the project record. The study team will contact you if they need additional information or clarification.
Comments provided during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to UDOT are a matter of public record and subject to public release, if requested. For more information, see the Terms of Use at the bottom of the Utah.gov website.
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Contact Us
For more information on the environmental study underway in the Heber Valley and to share your ideas, please contact the project team through one of the ways listed below.
Write Us A Letter
Heber Valley Corridor EIS
c/o HDR
2825 E Cottonwood Parkway # 200
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried-out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022, and executed by Federal Highway Administration and UDOT.
