Saratoga Springs leaders question Utah Lake bridge plans

SARATOGA SPRINGS (Daily Herald) -- Although one resident said the probability of building a bridge across Utah Lake is about as likely as getting a Social Security check when he reaches retirement age, a private firm is trying to make the transportation dream a reality.

"I also feel a little bit powerless because this is a private bridge that the public is saying isn't going to matter as much," resident Krison Cooper said. "It concerns me when it is going to affect me."

Utah Crossing, Inc., a private corporation, is proposing a new east-west road in Utah County that would extend from 800 North in Orem to a destination just north of Pelican Point in Saratoga Springs. The bridge would be privately funded and operated by the company, which would collect tolls to recoup the building costs.

Leon Harward of Utah Crossing and state Rep. Kenneth Sumsion, R-American Fork made a presentation Tuesday evening to the Saratoga Springs City Council.

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