The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reached a significant milestone in the construction of the Mountain View Corridor as they completed the installation of bridge girders at the 2100 North and Redwood Road interchange in Lehi, UDOT reported. Each of these girders, weighing a formidable 180,000 pounds, was put into place during a closure that began on February 21 and is part of a broader initiative to improve transportation in Utah County and southwest Salt Lake County.
While the girders are now in position, crews aren't taking a breath as they ready the steel for the next phase, which will see concrete forming the bridge deck, the road remains closed nightly, and left turns are off-limits for drivers, these restrictions should lift around mid-March. This infrastructure improvement forms a segment of a larger plan to create a new four-mile portion of the corridor linking Porter Rockwell Boulevard with 2100 North, a first-of-its-kind section resembling a freeway complete with unimpeded flows of traffic in that there are no stoplights, according to UDOT.
Additional facets of the Mountain View Corridor project, as outlined by UDOT, include wildlife fencing to keep animals off the road and a multi-purpose trail for community recreational use. With a broader scope in mind, UDOT is laying the groundwork for what will eventually be a 35-mile freeway stretching from I-80 in Salt Lake County down to SR-73 in Utah County, constituting a significant overhaul to the region's transportation network with completion aimed for spring of 2026.
Simultaneously to the north in Roy, UDOT's labor continues with the placing of beams for a new bridge at the 5600 South project, designed to carry traffic over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, with closures set from March 3-5 affecting I-15 on-ramps and lanes, yet, the off-ramps at I-15 and 5600 South will remain navigable for motorists through the construction, reminding us that the agency's dance with the elements means schedules can shift like the winds, they're weather-dependent, they remind us, and for the latest traffic restrictions during construction, they suggest visiting the UDOT Traffic website or downloading their app for iPhone or Android.
