North Temple Viaduct in Salt Lake City to close for 18-month rebuild
Written by jrood
Utah Transit Authority and Salt Lake City will close a segment of North Temple Street starting April 18 for an 18-month rebuild of the North Temple viaduct. The viaduct, which crosses Union Pacific and UTA railroad tracks between 600 West and 300 West, will be demolished and rebuilt as part of the Airport TRAX light rail project.
The closure will begin at
approximately 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 18, and last for about 18 months. Traffic
entering or leaving downtown Salt Lake City will be detoured for the duration
of the construction. To avoid potential delays at railroad crossings, UTA
recommends using 400 South or 600 North.
"Our goal is to complete
the viaduct reconstruction as quickly and safely as possible," Matt Sibul, UTA
project manager said. "We will do our best to minimize impacts to the
neighborhood and maintain access to North Temple businesses during
construction."
Once complete, the new
North Temple viaduct will be a shorter structure that includes roadway
improvements, pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, security lighting, and a
passenger transfer station from TRAX to FrontRunner. The Airport TRAX line is a
six-mile light rail extension that will connect with the existing TRAX system
at Arena Station. It will run west along North Temple to the Salt Lake
International Airport, stopping adjacent to Terminal One.
