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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Utah Transit Authority (UTA) recently released a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed TRAX light-rail extension to Draper.

The document analyzes potential environmental impacts — such as traffic, noise, vibration and air quality — of extending the Sandy/Salt Lake TRAX line south from its current terminus in Sandy to Draper. UTA plans to build a $212 million “minimum operable” segment, which would extend the line to Pioneer Road by 2015. An additional segment would be completed at a later date.

The extension is part of UTA's FrontLines 2015 program, which calls for adding 70 miles of track to the agency’s passenger-rail network by 2015.
 
UTA is accepting public comments on the draft environmental report until Feb. 5. The agency plans to release a final environmental impact statement later this year. After an environmental analysis is complete, the FTA will decide whether to approve federal funding for the project, and authorize UTA to proceed with final design and construction.