Virtual Project Update

 To accommodate Utah’s growing population and the need for additional mobility options, UDOT and UTA are working to enhance the FrontRunner system. The FrontRunner Project is determining strategic double track segments throughout the existing FrontRunner corridor to increase frequency, reliability, and travel time of FrontRunner.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

12 – 1 p.m.

Project Summary and Background

FrontRunner is the commuter rail system that currently provides service from Ogden to Provo along an 83-mile corridor, serving a total of 15 stations in Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah Counties. To accommodate Utah’s growing population and the need for additional mobility options, UDOT and UTA are working to enhance the FrontRunner system.

The FrontRunner Project is determining strategic double track sections throughout the existing FrontRunner corridor to increase frequency, reliability, and speed of the existing FrontRunner service.

The current system has 61 miles of single track and 22 miles of double track. Single track areas cause challenges for northbound and southbound trains resulting in slow service and possible delays. By incorporating more double track sections, the frequency of trains will increase and the option to operate express trains will be available.