West Davis Corridor extension plans move ahead; Syracuse eyes development along roadway
Aug 12, 2024, 5:00 AM
The map shows the proposed new section of the West Davis Corridor in Davis County also known as state Route 177 that's to be built north of state Route 193 starting in 2025. (Utah Department of Transportation)
(Utah Department of Transportation)
SYRACUSE — Plans to extend the first section of the West Davis Corridor are moving forward, with work on the next section from southern West Point to the northern periphery of the city set to begin next year.
Meanwhile, officials in Syracuse, mindful of development potential spurred by traffic brought by the major new roadway, seek creation of a redevelopment area on a 169-acre expanse adjacent to the north-south corridor for housing, retail and commercial development.
A portion of property tax revenue generated by the anticipated new development zone, at the southwest corner of Antelope Drive and 3000 West, would be funnel back into it to aid with sewer, stormwater and other infrastructure development.
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“The city has seen a significant increase in interest due to the opening of the new highway,” said Brody Bovero, the city manager of Syracuse, one of Utah’s fastest-growing locales. “Multiple projects with multiple parties are in the planning stages including the prospects of large retailers looking to locate here.”
The area around the West Davis Corridor in western and northwestern Davis County is already a hot spot of growth given the availability of open land in the increasingly packed county. Now, as some had expected, accelerated growth appears to be in the offing with the first 16-mile section of the roadway open between Farmington and West Point. The stretch of road, which cost $750 million, opened on Jan. 6.
Because the 169-acre development area in Syracuse sits near the West Davis Corridor, or WDC, and also abuts Antelope Drive, another state highway, “traffic counts are projected to be high, which is anticipated to attract development,” reads a city analysis of the plans from June. With wide open, undeveloped space, the analysis goes on, “the city believes that the area could become a regionally significant retail area.” The city calls the proposed redevelopment zone the Syracuse WDC Gateway Community Reinvestment Area.
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