The Utah Transit Authority took a key step Wednesday that could lead eventually to a $1.2 billion TRAX extension through the soon-to-be-redeveloped Utah State Prison site in Draper and on to Lehi.
The UTA Board awarded an $800,000 contract to Parametrix to perform a feasibility study on whether such an extension — or perhaps an alternate such as a bus rapid transit line — is affordable and desirable and where the best route should be.
However, only $560,000 is currently available for the study. So the contract was divided into phases to allow early work to proceed while partners look for additional funding to finish it — perhaps from the Legislature or Silicon Slopes businesses in Lehi.