Wednesday June 15, 2022

A new multi-use pathway along Spanish Valley Drive is moving forward. The first phase will run roughly from the intersection of Mill Creek Drive to the bridge over Pack Creek. Today on the news, we speak with Grand County Commission Chair Jacques Hadler, who hopes this 10-foot-wide, two-lane pathway encourages alternative transportation south of town. Plus, the drought in southeastern Utah sometimes seems like it couldn’t be worse. But around 1,800 years ago – it was. We have more on a recent study that could inform our current drought.

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Photo: A multi-use pathway along Spanish Valley Drive is now in the pre-construction design phase. It will provide a 10-foot-wide, two-lane pathway for alternative transportation, similar to the one built here along the Arroyo Crossing development. KZMU/Molly Marcello

Pre-construction Design of Spanish Valley Drive Multi-Use Pathway
https://grandcountyutah.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/274?fileID=39133

Moab Sun News: Planned multi-use pathway through Spanish Valley Drive moves ahead
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/10/planned-multi-use-pathway-through-spanish-valley-moves-ahead/

Geophysical Research Letters: Tree Rings Reveal Unmatched 2nd Century Drought in the Colorado River Basin
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL098781

Camille Calimlim Touton June 14 Statement
https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/6CB52BDD-57B8-4358-BF6B-72E40F86F510