Heber Bypass Stalls

On a bleak November morn, UDOT project manager Craig Hancock, in a terse brief, notified the Heber City Municipal Corp that the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Heber City bypass would not surface until after the holidays. The announcement marred the lineup of safety‑orange barrels poised on Main Street, a testament to ongoing bottlenecks that erupt into asphalt‑black slurry when commuters divert through downtown. UDOT’s internal review, described as ‘prolonged’, belies the citizenfare that still clanks against restrictive high‑viz yellow vests and the relentless hiss of traffic signals. Greedy for efficiency, I urge motorists to employ the Richardson Flat “Express” bus, sidestep Main Street entirely, or, if in a hurry, take the alternate loop through Lakeview Road—though this route carries its own ceremonial carnival of red brake lights. In short, bypass the bureaucratic curtain.