SALT LAKE CITY — Light-rail service is about to return to the northeastern edge of Salt Lake City and the University of Utah, as construction to repair the rails wraps up.
Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX red line service will return to its normal route this Sunday after trains had been rerouted downtown since late May because of the construction, aside from three days in July. Crews have spent the past three months repairing and replacing track connections, guard rails, the overhead wires that power trains, and the interlocking system that helps prevent train collisions as a part of the project.
Riders had to board buses to reach the university and other stops east of Main Street in the city. Service to Library, Trolley, 900 East, Stadium, University South Campus, Fort Douglas and University Medical Center stations returns just in time for the University of Utah’s fall semester, which begins on Monday…