Suspicious package shuts down eastbound SR-201 in Salt Lake City

Photo: Utah Highway Patrol

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A suspicious package shut down eastbound lanes on state Route 201 between Redwood Road and 900 West for about a half-hour Friday morning, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

The ramps from Interstate 215 to eastbound SR-201 were closed while a bomb squad investigated, UHP stated on social media at 9:11 a.m.

A 9:30 a.m. update said the incident had been cleared and all lanes/ramps had reopened. The package was determined to be either an inactive or fake grenade.

Gephardt Daily will update this story as more information becomes available.

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