Utah Inland Port Authority

A recent report from activists says nearly 53,000 acres of wetlands in the Great Salt Lake Basin could be at risk if the Inland Port and its satellites are developed as planned.

The Utah Department of Transportation plans to expand I-15 between Farmington and Salt Lake City, in part to accommodate trucks. The Inland Port’s new vision is for more trains.

The Verk Industrial Park will be around 2,200 acres on the west side of the city.

Warehouse automation could change the logistics workforce while underdeveloped trucking technology could mean more polluting trucks in the Inland Port for the near future.

The idea is to cut back on trucks and embrace rail shipping. But dwindling West Coast imports and stiff big city competition make Inland Port success unlikely.

The Utah Inland Port Authority is looking at creating “satellite ports” statewide, including in Spanish Fork.

After the state legislature passed a bill that changed the makeup of the Inland Port Authority, new board members meet for the first time.

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Under the agreement, Salt Lake City would lose a spot on the board overseeing the inland port. In return, it would get more tax revenue and more control over some port spending.

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