At 101 years old, Molly Segura is still spunky but a little less spry than she was in her younger years, so it’s important to her to keep moving. But her new exercise routine isn’t all she’s trying to hang onto. 1/3
Molly Segura talks about her life in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Segura, 101, was once displaced from her home to make space for Interstate 15. Now, her current home is just a block away from the freeway and her family fears they may be displaced again if it gets expanded.There are a few things Molly Segura refuses to give up.
Although the Utah Department of Transportation has not completed its study detailing how the estimated $1.6 billion proposal would affect homes and businesses, Segura fears her house would be in the project’s path. Molly Segura talks about her life in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. At right is one of her daughters, Corine Giron.California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana, it forced Segura and her family from their home between 800 West and 900 West.
Segura still laughs at the feat of giving birth to Denece on moving day. “Quite a surprise,” she said. “New house and new baby.”Segura has become a fixture in the Guadalupe neighborhood since she moved into her “new” house 63 years ago. Tiffany Pocock, manager of the I-15 widening project, said in a text message that her team members will spend the coming weeks and months looking at comments they received during the comment period and refining the proposals.Pocock said more information about potential impacts will likely be available this fall, when the department releases the draft environmental impact statement for the project. Molly Segura with family in her Salt Lake City home on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.
“I put so much money into remodeling and the upkeep in the house, I would be very sad because there’s sweat and equity in it,” Benavidez said. “It’d be hard to let go.”
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