UTA weekend lane restrictions in West Jordan begin
Written by jrood
April 23 marks the beginning of a series of five weekends of railroad crossing work on Redwood Road at approximately 8020 South. Utah Transit Authority will be completing crossing upgrades and new track installation at the location for the new Mid-Jordan TRAX line. The lane restrictions and closure information for each weekend is given below.
Friday, April 23 – Monday,
April 26
The three southbound lanes
will be closed between 7600 South and 8600 South beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Traffic flow will be maintained in both directions, but all traffic will be
shifted to the east side of the road. All lanes will reopen Monday by 5 a.m.
Friday, April 30 – Monday,
May 3
The same closure will be in
effect beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and reopening Monday by 5 a.m.
Friday, May 7 – Monday, May
10
Beginning May 7, the
closure will be reversed. The three northbound lanes will be closed
between 7600 South and 8600 South beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday. Traffic flow
will be maintained in both directions but shifted to the west side of the road.
All lanes will reopen Monday by 5 a.m.
Friday, May 14 – Monday,
May 17
The same closure will be in
effect beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and reopening Monday by 5 a.m.
Saturday, May 22 – Sunday,
May 23
Beginning at 8 p.m. on
Saturday there will be a full closure of Redwood Road from 8020 South to 8150
South at the railroad crossing for 16 hours while crews install new rail. The
closure will end at approximately 12 noon on Sunday.
"The crossings upgrades
will not only add the new tracks for the Mid-Jordan line, but make the Redwood
crossing safer for autos and pedestrians," Greg Thorpe, UTA project manager
said. "Our goal is to minimize impacts as much as possible. Business and
emergency vehicle access will be maintained throughout the closure."
The 10.6-mile Mid-Jordan
TRAX line will run from the Murray 6400 South TRAX station southwest through
Midvale and West Jordan to the Daybreak development in South Jordan. It is
projected to carry more than 9,000 riders per day at opening.
