GOVERNOR COX:

WHY FUND PRIVATE RESORT GIVEAWAYS, WHEN SNOWPLOWS CAN CLEAR ROADS FOR PENNIES IN THE DOLLAR?

UDOT’s purpose for this project is to substantially improve roadway safety, reliability, and mobility from Fort Union Boulevard through the town of Alta for all users on SR–210, yet fails to provide basic winter road maintenance.


The ski gondola represents wasteful government spending at its worst...

– benefiting 2 private resorts while burdening every Utah household with an estimated $1,700 in costs.


Let's redirect these funds NOW to real solutions that are effective and increase road safety.

EXPOSING UDOT's CRISIS OF BIAS, WASTE & FLAWS

ADVOCATING REAL SOLUTIONS FOR ROAD SAFETY & CONGESTION

Governor Cox: You Have the Power to End This Crisis and Wasteful Project


You have the power to end this crisis and wasteful project and pivot to real, low-cost solutions immediately — and all it takes is one short, decisive executive directive to UDOT:



“Effective immediately, I direct the Utah Department of Transportation to:




1. Suspend and terminate all further planning, design, engineering, procurement, and permitting for the Phase 3 gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon;




2. Withdraw UDOT’s support for the July 12, 2023 Record of Decision selecting the gondola alternative and formally notify the Federal Highway Administration of this withdrawal;




3. Reallocate all gondola-programmed funds to proven, low-cost alternatives including permanent top-of-canyon SNOWPLOW deployment, expanded electric bus service, and targeted road improvements; These improvements shall include piloting innovative, proven technologies such as geothermal road-heating and snow-melting systems successfully deployed in Japan’s heavy-snow regions.




4. Expedite the immediate construction of critical SNOW SHEDS for avalanche safety, while directing UDOT to prioritize targeted, modern, and low-impact road and avalanche-safety improvements that emphasize environmental protection, cost-effectiveness, and long-term reliability.




5. Halt all right-of-way acquisitions, land purchases, and eminent domain proceedings related to the gondola project.


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GOVERNOR COX: 

You Have the Power to End This Crisis and Wasteful Project

Stop the

$2 Billion Dollar Super Gondola

That single directive — signed by you, Gov. Cox — would:

  • End the ongoing lawsuits and stop Utah taxpayers from funding both sides of the litigation 
  • Save every Utah household an estimated $1,000–$1,700
  • Deliver real winter safety and mobility improvements this season instead of a fantasy ski gondola decades away
  • Prevent further irreversible land takings and protect private property rights
  • Align you with the growing bipartisan majority of Utahns who oppose this $2 billion boondoggle





REAL SOLUTIONS: Additional Buses + Dedicated Snowplows




For ONLY 5% of the gondola's cost




Additional Buses Provides 5,190 people per hour capacity 
 Dedicated Canyon Snowplows clears roads faster for better, safer throughput 
 — far more reliable, flexible and weather-proof than the proposed gondola




Immediate congestion relief • No canyon scarring • No $2B+ debt • No resort subsidy



Utahns Demand Buses & Snowplows Instead