Provo, UT
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: West Jordan, UT (29.8 mi).
About Provo
Provo is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It had a population of 115,162 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Utah. It is the principal city in the Provo–Orem–Lehi metropolitan area, which had a population of 671,185 at the 2020 census.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city terminal (parametric range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Provo → West Jordan | 29.8 mi × $500M/mi | $14.9B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $16.6B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Provo Central / FrontRunner station district. Provo Central is the FrontRunner commuter line's southern anchor, serving Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University's combined 70,000-plus students. The surrounding rail-yard and industrial blocks offer buildable land at the foot of the Wasatch.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Lehi, UT — Silicon Slopes tech hub on the I-15 corridor.
- Draper, UT — south-valley suburb.
- Sandy, UT — large suburb on the corridor.