Highland Drive reconstruction (Arbor Lane to Van Winkle Expressway)
Full reconstruction of Highland Drive with multimodal and stormwater improvements between Holladay Hills and Holladay Crossroads. The council has put the cost at about $30 million, rising to $49.4 million with power-line undergrounding; staff recommended keeping the poles. Funding includes a 2024 earmark and state bill, with other grants pending.
In review
- Type
- Road project
- Location
- Highland Drive, Arbor Lane to Van Winkle Expressway
- City Council: City manager report
- City Council: Work meeting: budget and public services
- City Council: Briefing and work meeting: fees, software and Highland Drive
- City Council: City manager report: earmark, sidewalk grant and Highland Drive
- City Council: Public hearing: fiscal 2025-26 budget amendments
In brief
Highland Drive reconstruction (Arbor Lane to Van Winkle Expressway) appears on 9 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of January 9, 2025 to the City Council meeting of July 16, 2026.
Follow the money and project delivery
Highland Drive reconstruction (Arbor Lane to Van Winkle Expressway)
- Council action
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
- Money in the record
grant: $15,000 — Reconnaissance-level survey of 800 to 1,000 sites, 50% match Record → · July 16, 2026
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
July 16, 2026 · City Council
City manager report
Discussed
A community survey with Y2 Analytics is planned for September and October. The federal BUILD grant for Highland Drive was not awarded and the city intends to reapply. A $15,000 state grant with a 50% match would fund a survey of 800 to 1,000 historic sites. FEMA has not decided eligibility for the City Hall project.
May 21, 2026 · City Council
Work meeting: budget and public services
Discussed
Items discussed included a $311,000 county public works contract increase, a possible $1 per unit stormwater increase (about 15%, roughly $181,000) not in the budget, and a $50,000 public works feasibility study. The Highland Drive bridge is expected to finish in early July; asbestos found at City Hall caused some delay.
March 5, 2026 · City Council
Briefing and work meeting: fees, software and Highland Drive
Discussed
Sports field fees include a $500 deposit per group per season. The current software costs about $27,000 a year and the replacement at least $70,000. Proposed business license fees are $298 base and $87 renewal, with collections averaging about $300,000 against about $360,000 proposed. Highland Drive needs about 7 feet from each side for an 80-foot, five-lane cross-section; the council has preferred negotiated purchases over eminent domain.
January 8, 2026 · City Council
City manager report: earmark, sidewalk grant and Highland Drive
Discussed
The Senate proposal includes $1.65 million for the City Hall retrofit, below the House figure. A 5600 South sidewalk through the golf course would cost about $525,000 on a 60/40 match, leaving a city share of about $300,000. For Highland Drive, about $7 million is secured with a gap of roughly $15 million; a federal BUILD application is due at the end of February.
November 20, 2025 · City Council
Public hearing: fiscal 2025-26 budget amendments
No action
Included a $45,205 transfer from capital projects for the 6200 South UDOT-grant project, a $1.23 million Highland Drive grant (HB 488) for Van Winkle to Arbor Lane, a $5,091 Highland Drive regional safety audit transfer, and a $220,000 Salt Lake County housing rehabilitation loan with a $10,160 city match. Hearing closed; no vote.
August 7, 2025 · City Council
Work meeting: grant update
Discussed
Assistant City Manager Holly Smith said the city has secured $52.2 million in grants with an 80% success rate and 10% average local match. Highland Drive has $3.6 million for design and right-of-way plus $1.23 million more, and the Highland Drive bridge has a $7.1 million grant. A $200,000 UDOT sidewalk grant for 4500 South phase II needs a 25% city match.
May 15, 2025 · City Council
Tentative 2025-26 budgets: Administration, Community Development, Unified Fire Authority and Unified Police
Discussed
The city is in line for $3.6 million for Highland Drive. It applied for a $220,000 Community Development Block Grant for housing rehabilitation. Holladay's fire fee rises 1.2%. Unified Police has 30.95 allocations for Holladay and a 6.44% increase against 4.36% organization-wide. Staff recommended a 30% stormwater fee increase over five years.
March 20, 2025 · City Council
Work meeting: Highland Drive update
Discussed
Staff said the original conceptual budget was about $30 million, including $8 million for undergrounding utilities, and rose to $49.4 million after Rocky Mountain Power's assessment; staff recommends keeping the poles. Funding secured in 2024 came from an earmark and a House bill; a $5 million Wasatch Front Regional Council application and a federal BUILD grant request are pending. A few dozen properties need small right-of-way strips, taking about two years. The council supported staff's approach.
January 9, 2025 · City Council work session
Highland Drive reconstruction
Discussed
Council Member Gray said the project runs from Arbor Lane to Van Winkle Expressway and could cost $30 million or more, depending on whether power lines are relocated or buried. The city is seeking a federal earmark for design and aims to finish before 2034.