PROVO, Utah — UDOT officials say they're planning to take five different Provo condominium and apartment buildings through eminent domain, in a move that could impact dozens of renters and homeowners.

They confirmed it's part of the FrontRunner 2X project, where they're looking to put down double track in "strategic locations" to make the train line run more efficiently.

The Brown family says that train noise was drowned out by their excitement for the future when they moved to the Mountain View Condos, located around 600 West and 500 South in Provo. “It’s our first home," said Ethan Cougar Brown. "We knew we could be here for a couple of years, use it as a starting home. Grow our family because we just had our son at the time.”

But their plans have abruptly gone off those rails.

“Doub

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