Will this protect the beauty of Little Cottonwood Canyon?

Tunnels are invisible infrastructure, but aren’t considered due to cost. TBC has demonstrated low-cost tunnel delivery on LVCC.

How will this help Utah continue to lead the way?

The nation looks to Utah as one of the leaders in Tech and innovation. Utah is tech-forward; we embrace new tech. Don’t solve a 21st-century problem with a 20th-century solution.

Is the tunnel protected from earthquakes and avalanches?

Yes, the tunnels are designed with special measures to withstand earthquakes. According to UDOT, there are 64 avalanche slide paths in Little Cottonwood Canyon alone, with over half of S.R. 210 threatened by avalanches. Over 50 buildings and 76% of the road passing through Snowbird and the Town of Alta are in avalanche paths. The road is fully closed to the public when avalanche mitigation is in progress. The above mitigation happens on the surface, but it’s not a concern to tunnel travel to Snowbird or Alta.

How will the LLC Tunnel help future infrastructure plans?

Tunnels are expandable in the future like what TBC is building in Las Vegas for the Vegas Loop (to Trax/Frontrunner and to Solitude/Park City). This will magnify the benefit of this initial investment.

Some say it’s too hard to drill through granite?

Here are two examples of tunnels that were drilled through Granite, the problem has been solved multiple times over the past 3 decades. The Tunnel in Hong Kong was done with 1990’s technology, the technology has improved greatly and become more cost-effective.

Will digging a tunnel affect the watershed?

The tunnel is excavated with a water-tight TBM, and we won’t be that deep. Here is a deep tunnel example in Las Vegas.