UDOT approves gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon

The Utah Department of Transportation has made it official — it wants to build an eight-mile-long gondola through Little Cottonwood Canyon. UDOT’s decision, made public Wednesday, means the department can officially move forward with the gondola plan, a decision years in the making. Building the gondola would likely take years to complete. The agency released a preliminary plan last August identifying the gondola as the best solution to fix the canyon’s longstanding traffic issues. The decision prompted thousands of public comments, which UDOT reviewed before releasing the finalized decision Wednesday....