SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 28, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — Drivers are being advised to plan ahead for two major closures on Salt Lake County freeways this weekend, the Utah Department of Transportation announced in a news release Thursday.
State Route 201 will close in West Valley City Friday night, the news release said, and the ramp from westbound Interstate 80 to the Interstate 215 east belt will close in Parleys Canyon from Friday night, through Monday morning.
S.R. 201 will close in both directions between Redwood Road and Bangerter Highway as early as 9 p.m. Friday. During the closure, crews will demolish a temporary bridge on I-215 that was built so lanes could remain open during construction.
On Saturday morning, S.R. 201 will reopen, but the freeway will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Redwood Road to Bangerter Highway. Workers will be repaving sections of the freeway, as well as several ramps at the I-215/S.R. 201 interchange. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area and use alternate routes such as I-80 this weekend. All lanes are scheduled to reopen in time for the morning commute on Monday.
Also this weekend, the ramp from westbound I-80 to the I-215 east belt (exit 130) will close in Parleys Canyon. The ramp is scheduled to close from Friday, at 9 p.m. to Monday, at 6 a.m. Crews are completing bridge maintenance work on the ramp bridges over I-80 and I-215. Drivers will need to plan ahead and use alternates, or access I-215 at the south interchange in Murray.
For the latest information on traffic conditions, visit the UDOT Traffic website or download the UDOT Traffic app for iPhone or Android.
