The saga of whether an eight-mile gondola will be put in Little Cottonwood Canyon will have its day in court.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Friends of Alta environmental group and prominent members of the local outdoor community have sued the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) over them choosing a gondola as the preferred alternative for mitigating Little Cottonwood Canyon’s traffic woes.
The ultimate goal of this lawsuit is to throw out the environmental study and record of decision by UDOT, thus stopping the construction of the gondola. The lawsuit alleges that UDOT didn’t properly analyze a variety of factors, including how this gondola would impact animals such as golden eagles and raptors, the area’s watershed, and the roadless areas of the Canyon.
Today, UDOT released the following statement:
Click here to read the lawsuit.
Image Credits: Gondola Works