Council Provided Information - 11/19/2024COUNCIL STAFF
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Nick Tarbet, Policy Analyst
DATE: November 19, 2024
RE:Temporary Road Closure: 1000 West
from South Temple to approximately 15 South
PROJECT TIMELINE:
Briefing 1: Nov 12, 2024
Set Date: Nov 12, 2024
Public Hearing: Nov 19, 2024
Potential Action: Nov 19, 2024
NEW INFORMATION
On November 12 the Council held a work session briefing on the proposed temporary street closure. No
significant concerns or questions were raised.
The public hearing is scheduled for November 19.
The following information was provided for the November 12 briefing.
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would temporarily close a portion of 1000 West
between South Temple and approximately 15 South, where the street crosses four railroad lines.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted an inspection of railroad crossing within the
“Woods Cross Quiet Zone”, of which Salt Lake City is a part of, and determined numerous existing safety
systems and measures were inadequate and therefore suspended the quiet zone. This location was one of
the identified deficiencies.
Until this and other deficiencies within the “Woods Cross Quiet Zone” are brought into compliance the
sounding of horns will be implemented immediately whenever a locomotive approaches the crossings.
The city is working with the FRA and other local municipalities to bring the identified crossings into
compliance as quickly as possible.
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