HEBER CITY, Utah-Per information released Friday, an overview of the Heber Valley Corridor Environmental Impact Statement has been revealed.

Thirteen alternative concepts are being evaluated in a multi-level screening process to determine what will be done in the Heber Valley to combat increasing traffic in the area.

The Utah Department of Transportation fears the influx of traffic in downtown Heber City will cause congestion to increase along US 40 (Main Street) in coming years. This was the reason for the virtual meeting October 5 and the in-person meeting at Heber Valley Elementary School October 6.

These meetings can be viewed at the following link: https://hebervalleyeis.udot.utah.gov/.

For the time being, the Heber Valley Corridor EIS project team will work with stakeholders to evaluate improvements to address and enhance mobility throughout the Heber Valley and improve the maintenance and operation of US 40 through Heber City.

Subsequent components of the process to follow include preparation of the draft EIS (Winter 2021-Summer 2022), draft EIS (Summer-Fall 2022), prepare final EIS (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) and the release of the final EIS and ROD.

Furthermore, UDOT confirms there will be subsequent monthly coordination with local government and regular stakeholder working group meetings during this process.

A 30-day comment period is currently underway through November 4.

If interested, UDOT requests the public to comment on the range of alternatives, criteria used to screen or eliminate alternatives and identify any possible social, economic or environmental impacts upon the Heber Valley.

Comments may be submitted through the project Web site, email, public meetings, voice mail or by sending a letter to the address found in the contact section.

The project team will then collect all questions and comments submitted via the public comment period and group them according to commonly-asked subjects. A frequently-asked questions guide will then be developed to address those subjects.