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Monday PM headlines: West Davis Highway opens, Code Blue alerts

An aerial view of the four lanes of the West Davis Highway with cars traveling in both directions. There is snow in the median.
Utah Department of Transportation
UDOT said the highway will reduce delays by more than 30%.

West Davis Highway opens all four lanes

The West Davis Highway is now open between Farmington and western Davis County.

The Utah Department of Transportation said the 16-mile highway will reduce delays by more than 30% on roads west of 1-15.

Officials estimated the four-lane highway would be open by summer 2024 but they have been able to shorten that timeline to open the highway several months early.

Utah counties under Code Blue due to cold temperatures

Every monitored county in Utah is under a Code Blue alert for Monday, Jan. 8.

These alerts are issued by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services when temperatures are expected to drop to fifteen degrees or below including wind chill for two or more hours in a day. The alert allows shelters to expand capacity limits and make additional resources available to those experiencing homelessness.

Avalanche danger 'considerable' in some areas due to winter storms

This weekend’s storms brought the state the first real taste of winter weather this year. They also created avalanche conditions across much of the state.

The Utah Avalanche Center said there is considerable avalanche danger in mountainous areas of Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake, Skyline and Moab. They said danger in the Uintah’s and mountain areas of Provo is moderate.

Anna grew up begging her mom to play music instead of public radio over the car stereo on the way to school. Now, she loves radio and the power of storytelling through sound. While she is happy to report on anything from dance concerts to laughter practice, her main focus at UPR is political reporting. She is studying Journalism and Political Science at Utah State University and wants to work in political communication after she graduates. In her free time, she spends time with her rescue dog Quigley and enjoys rock climbing.