SALT LAKE CITY — Eastbound traffic on a section of a major downtown road will be closed for over a month beginning next week, as utility crews replace an aging gas pipeline.
South Temple’s eastbound lanes will be closed off from West Temple to Main Street beginning on Monday, while Enbridge Gas begins work on the project. It’s expected to remain closed through mid-February, before a similar closure is carried out from Main Street to State Street that should last until late March, according to Salt Lake City transportation officials.
Additional work to the line east of State Street is expected to create more periodic closures throughout most of 2026 after that. Motorists are urged to take alternate routes to maneuver around any closures.
It’s the latest pipeline project in and around downtown over the past few years, starting before Enbridge acquired Questar from Dominion Energy. Crews have replaced lines underneath 200 South and North Temple since 2022, which company officials say can help “better serve the growing number of new homes and businesses” in the city…