Utah Lake bridge critics and supporters weigh in

Provo (Salt Lake Tribune) » Leon Harward, who wants to build a bridge across Utah Lake, sees it as correcting a deficiency in the vision of Utah's founders: No east-west corridor.

"Ever since Brigham Young came to town, the question has been how to get from north to south," said Harward, one of the principals of Utah Lake Crossing.

But many of the residents who spoke at the Utah Lake Commission's hearing on the proposed Utah Lake bridge, said the span would destroy the lake and inject urban sprawl into the Cedar Valley area west of the lake.

More than 80 people attended Thursday night's hearing in the Utah County Health and Justice Building. Of the more than 30 people who signed up to speak, most were opposed to the bridge, which would run from near Pelican Point in Saratoga Springs eastward to Orem at 800 North. Harward said the bridge, which would eventually have two structures carrying six lanes of traffic, would be paid for with tolls, which he said would be set at about the price of a gallon of gas.

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