Protect Our Backyard
No matter where you live in Washington City, your voice matters. Join your neighbors in signing the Homeowners Against the Highway petition.
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The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is a place of rare beauty—from its sweeping vistas and narrow slot canyons to its iconic red rock formations. These public lands are cherished by residents across Washington City for their unmatched recreation, scenery, wildlife, and ecological value. But all of this is at risk.
Protecting Red Cliffs from development is essential to preserve what makes our community so special. Add your name to the petition today and help us keep Red Cliffs wild and accessible for generations to come.
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Homeowners Against
the Highway Petition
We, the residents of Washington City, envision a future where the legacy of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area remains protected as a key part of our community’s healthy lifestyle and heritage. We oppose the Northern Corridor Highway (NCH) because it would:
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Expose our families to high levels of traffic, noise, light, and air pollution.
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Decrease our property values, health and safety, and quality of life.
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Increase the risks of catastrophic wildfire and crime in our neighborhoods.
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Damage the scenery, recreation, open space, natural quiet, and threatened wildlife enjoyed by more than 600,000 locals and visitors every year.
Transportation alternatives that reduce traffic congestion and travel time more successfully than the NCH at a similar or smaller cost have been identified. Further study of the Red Hills Parkway Expressway Alternative is necessary, as is addressing the root cause of our transportation challenges- the disconnect between housing, land-use development, and transportation planning.
We ask the Washington City Council to support a transportation alternative outside of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area that balances progress with our way of life. Protect our open space and peaceful neighborhoods!
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Sincerely,
The Residents of Washington City
Learn More about the NCH
What is the NCH?
CSU has spent nearly two decades advocating for better alternatives to the Northern Corridor Highway. This four-lane highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area would destroy critical desert tortoise habitat, cut across popular trails, and ultimately worsen traffic.
Early concept design of the Red Hills Parkway Expressway
What are the alternatives?
Washington County traffic engineers have published two traffic studies in recent years— both concluding that alternatives located outside of the Red Cliffs NCA reduce traffic congestion and travel time better than the Northern Corridor.
The Bureau of Land Management recently denied the Northern Corridor Highway right-of-way and endorsed the Red Hills Parkway Expressway (RHPE)—an alternative that connects the existing road to I-15—stating “it addresses the east-west transportation needs... while protecting the resource values of the NCA.”
The design plan for all the alternatives, including RHPE, would require further engineering design, planning, and approvals. Engagement with local stakeholders and consideration of the community’s needs is absolutely essential if local leaders decide to move forward with this alternative.