5600 West MAX
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5600 West MAX |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit (BRT) |
| System | UTA MAX |
| Status | Planned, but not funded |
| Locale | Western Salt Lake County, Utah United States
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| Termini | 6200 South (initial) Daybreak Parkway station (final) Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub (initial) Salt Lake City International Airport (final) |
| Stations | 7 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2015 (anticipated) |
| Owner | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) |
| Operator(s) | UTA |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) (initial main corridor) 16.0 miles (25.7 km) (total initial route) 24 miles (39 km) (final) |
| Operating speed | 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) (maximum posted speed limit) |
| Route number | Not yet announced |
5600 West MAX is a planned, but still unfunded, MAX (bus rapid transit [BRT]) line in northwestern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States that will be operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and will run along 5600 West (SR 172). (Initially it will only run along a short segment almost entirely within West Valley City, with a connection to Downtown Salt Lake City. However, it will eventually run from South Jordan to the Salt Lake City International Airport.) It is anticipated to begin initial service by late 2015 and is the third of several BRT lines that UTA is planning in Utah County and the Salt Lake Valley. MAX is described by UTA as "light rail on rubber tires".
Phase 1 of the 5600 West MAX line will run along a 5-mile (8.0 km) segment of South 5600 West (SR 172) from 6200 South to 2700 West within Kearns and West Valley City. From the northern end of this segment, it will connect with Downtown Salt Lake City along a route (without any stops) following West 2700 North (Lake Park Boulevard), Bangerter Highway (SR 154), 21st South Freeway (SR 201), and I-15. The initial route is projected to include 6 stops and run at 10-15 minute intervals and cost $100 million. UTA anticipated having Phase 1 of the 5600 West MAX operational by the end of 2015.
Phase 2 will extend the route to a total of 24 miles (39 km) from Herriman to the Salt Lake City International Airport, with the bus connection to Downtown Salt Lake City being eliminated. Phase 2 will also include connections to four TRAX stations: the Airport station on the Green Line and the 5600 West Old Bingham Highway, South Jordan Parkway, and Daybreak Parkway stations on the Red Line. Phase 2 is estimated to be completed sometime before 2025. Phase 3 calls for the eventual replacement of this BRT line with a TRAX light rail line along the entire Phase 2 corridor. There is no estimated completion date for Phase 3, except that it will not be until after 2025.
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