Bountiful's City Council voted Oct. 27 to accept a feasibility study for a 10.8-mile biking and walking path stretching from North Salt Lake to Farmington.
The vote made Bountiful the final city to sign on. North Salt Lake, Centerville and Farmington had already accepted the South Davis Greenway Feasibility Study unanimously, each with a signed letter from the mayor, as first reported by the Davis Journal.
All four cities are now on board.
But Bountiful's approval came with strings attached. The council directed staff to prepare a resolution outlining concerns and a letter to the Utah Trail Network, a state program the project could seek funding through, the Davis Journal reported.
Those concerns included potential impacts on parking, driveway access, utilities, landscaping and long-term maintenance costs, according to a city staff report.
Accepting the study "does not constitute approval of final engineering or construction, establish a final design for every segment, or commit Bountiful City to any current or future funding," the staff report stated.
The proposed greenway would serve people biking, walking and using wheelchairs for both recreation and transportation, according to the study. About 3.96 of the 10.8 miles would run through Bountiful, generally along Orchard Drive from North Salt Lake and 200 West toward Centerville.
The full route would start near the Eagle Ridge roundabout in North Salt Lake, follow Orchard Drive and the 200 West corridor through Bountiful, continue into Centerville on 400 West, head west on Chase Lane to the I-15 frontage road and end at 200 West in Farmington.
The path would be physically separated from vehicle traffic, Brent Crowther of consulting firm Kimley-Horn told the council. Crowther served as project manager for the study.
Bountiful Planning Director Francisco Astorga told the council the four South Davis cities partnered on the study, which Kimley-Horn coordinated through the Wasatch Front Regional Council, the Davis Journal reported.
At a May 12 Bountiful council meeting, Crowther said the study was structured so the project could be fully funded by the Utah Trail Network, which does not require a local match for grants, according to city council minutes. Cities that provide a local match may receive more consideration, he added.
Councilmember Beth Child asked about the timeline at that May meeting. Crowther said the next opportunity to request funding was in March, and the project would likely not be ready for implementation until 2030 or 2031.
The Utah Trail Network will review funding applications in the spring, the Davis Journal reported.
