- Utah Inland Port Authority allocated $500,000 toward helping relocate Salt Lake Garfield Railway yard.
- Relocation aims to reduce congestion and improve mobility in Salt Lake City’s west side.
- New facility expected to open later this year near Salt Lake City International Airport.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Inland Port Authority leaders agreed last week to send $500,000 toward a project to relocate a heavily used railroad yard in Salt Lake City, which is expected to ease some of the city’s east-west transportation issues.
The authority’s board approved the funding on Thursday, which will help relocate Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway’s East Yard, 1200 W. North Temple, in the Poplar Grove neighborhood, to a new location south of Salt Lake City International Airport in the Northwest Quadrant.
Patriot Rail, which owns the railway, anticipates that its new facility will open later this year. The relocation is expected to reduce the number of blocked crossings near the current facility, as well as the duration of blocked crossings…