UDOT mulls safety upgrades to Ogden Canyon Road after deadly crashes

  • Utah transportation officials proposed a number of safety upgrades to Ogden Canyon Road, a narrow, winding road between Ogden and Pineview Reservoir.
  • The proposals include lowering the speed limit, restricting long vehicles and improving sight lines.
  • The proposals stem from an accident that killed a man and his daughter while their public unveiling came the day after another deadly crash on the road.

HUNTSVILLE — In the wake of another deadly crash along Ogden Canyon Road, Utah transportation officials on Thursday unveiled a proposed upgrade plan to make the narrow, winding road safer.

“We’re considering it right now. Nothing is set in stone,” said Mitch Shaw, spokesman for the Utah Department of Transporation.

The death of Lifetime Products CEO Richard Hendrickson and his daughter Sally in July in an accident along the roadway connecting Ogden and Pineview Reservoir prompted a strong public outcry and calls for safety improvements, spurring UDOT to consider change. Roads officials held an open house on Thursday in Huntsville to formally put forward proposed changes and collect feedback, coincidentally the day after another fatal mishap along the roadway, the fifth since 2015…

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