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Spring brings warmer weather, the return of orange construction cones and the familiar sight of lane closures and occasional gridlock on Utah roads.
The Utah Department of Transportation has 185 projects planned this year from widening bridges on Interstate 15 to repaving major highways. Motorists can expect the usual delays and detours as they commute to work and travel on vacation this season.
In eastern Salt Lake County, crews will rebuild sections of Interstate 80, including a new eastbound lane and bridges at 1300 East, 1700 East and 2000 East. UDOT also will repave eastbound Interstate 215 between 3300 South and 4500 South.
Drivers can expect lane restrictions on these sections at night and on weekends starting next month. UDOT will also close I-80 at least twice overnight to rebuild the bridges. Construction will last through 2022, and the projects are estimated to cost $146.5 million.
SALT LAKE CITY Get ready, Utah drivers. The season of orange cones and detour signs is coming to a highway near you.
The Utah Department of Transportation Thursday released its list of top road projects that will be on the agenda the rest of this year into 2022. The agency will work on 185 projects statewide at a total cost of $3.45 billion over the life of the projects schedules, many of which span multiple years, officials said. What we re trying to communicate right now is that construction is ramping up, and we try to do everything we can to minimize the inconvenience to the public on these projects, but there s going to be impacts, and there s going to be restrictions, there s going to be delays, said Robert Stewart, UDOT s Region 2 director. One of the things we re trying to communicate to the public is to plan ahead and make adjustments based on that.