Proposed BRT System

• BRT service from the Orem Intermodal Center at 800 South and I-15 to Utah Valley University (UVU), Brigham Young University (BYU), the Provo Intermodal Center, and University Avenue and I-15 (Phase I)
• Two additional general purpose lanes on University Parkway from State Street to University Avenue (Phase I)

• New high-occupancy/toll (HOT) interchange overpass at 800 South and I-15 in Orem to serve BRT, autos, pedestrians, and cyclists (Phase II)

• Initially, the study indicated that the BRT route would be along 100 West in downtown Provo between 700 North and 500 South. However, the City of Provo recently approved a partial closure of 100 West at Center Street to accommodate expansion by Nu Skin International. Therefore, the project team evaluated University Avenue and Freedom Boulevard as alternatives to 100 West and determined University Avenue as the new alignment for the project through downtown Provo.
• In addition, during the alternatives analysis, it was determined that a general purpose half interchange be constructed on I-15 at 800 South in Orem. Recently, UDOT and FHWA requested consideration of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) interchange at 800 South in Orem. This portion of the project is being led primarily by UDOT. The interchange would serve transit and HOV vehicles and would serve both the planned Orem Intermodal Center and the UVU campus. (See map below)