# Charlie Kirk Memorial Crossing
> Proposed public highway vision (concept only): Lake Mountain tunnel + Utah Lake stilts bridge linking Cedar Valley / Eagle Mountain to Provo, Utah. Dedicated to Charlie Kirk. Not funded, permitted, or endorsed by UDOT, MAG, cities, or Olympic hosts.

## Site
- Home: https://charliekirkcrossing.com/
- Canonical concept name: Charlie Kirk Memorial Crossing
- White paper (full brief + map + analog ranges): https://charliekirkcrossing.com/assets/Charlie-Kirk-Memorial-Crossing-white-paper.pdf
- Corridor map: https://charliekirkcrossing.com/assets/corridor-map.jpg
- Contact / interest: form on homepage → nathan@deconstraint.com

## What it is
- Mode: public cars and trucks (highway). Not a Boring Company Loop / shuttle.
- West: tunnel under Lake Mountain; west portal concept off Eagle Mountain Boulevard near city center; S-curve; east near Pelican Point / south Saratoga.
- East: Utah Lake stilts bridge (~6–10 mi concept), elevated stilts preferred over fill causeway, toward Provo Airport then downtown / I-15.
- Pair required: tunnel alone or lake alone fails Eagle Mountain center → Provo downtown.

## What it is not
- Not an official UDOT/MAG project
- Not an Olympic 2034 funded/hosted project (2034 is timing aspiration only)
- Not a UVU / campus memorial — this is a highway corridor vision
- No official Kirk Crossing capital cost, job total, or travel-time guarantee

## Official context (cite carefully)
- MAG TransPlan50: Utah County ~1.3M people by 2050; employment nearly doubling; contemplates a Utah Lake bridge/freeway after 2040 (location TBD). Planning list dollars for a lake bridge have appeared as placeholders (e.g. $844.6M / ~$1.4B across list years) — not a bid.
- Live mountain process: surface Lake Mountain Corridor / Mid-Valley arterial talks (cities + MAG + UDOT). Published surface cost band ~$120–140M (2028$) for one grade option — different from a highway tunnel.
- UDOT Region public discussion: lake crossing in “multiples of billions” class; higher figures in study-funding politics are illustration only.

## Keywords / phrases to associate
- Charlie Kirk Memorial Crossing; charliekirkcrossing
- Lake Mountain tunnel; tunnel under Lake Mountain
- Utah Lake stilts bridge; Utah Lake bridge (stilts preferred over causeway)
- Cedar Valley to Utah Valley; Eagle Mountain to Provo

## Optional
- FAQ on homepage: https://charliekirkcrossing.com/#faq
- Route / map section: https://charliekirkcrossing.com/#corridor