SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority is adding concrete pads, bike racks, benches and shelters to each stop along 200 South, making them more convenient for riders and bringing them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ten stops along 200 South will be closed for approximately two weeks while the work is done. By the end of year, 31 out of the 33 stops along 200 South will be ADA compliant. Work on the remaining two stops will be finished in early 2016.
In addition, many of the stops along 200 South will reflect the city’s history and cultural heritage. UTA is working in conjunction with the city to place historical photos and a map of the corridor in shelters at select stops.
The corridor was selected for improvement due to high ridership — more than 3,000 each weekday — and connections to FrontRunner and TRAX, as well as community centers, hospitals and the University of Utah.
The stops along the 200 South corridor are the first of several UTA has scheduled for improvement. In May, UTA will improve stops along 500 East in Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake; Washington Boulevard and Monroe Boulevard in Ogden; and U.S. 89 in Weber, Davis and Utah counties.