- Pavement replacement on 1300 East in Sugar House is underway with nighttime closures.
- Completion expected in four to six weeks using new high-tech pavement and methods.
- The nighttime closures seek to reduce travel impacts in the area amid other construction projects.
SALT LAKE CITY — Another project seeking to improve Sugar House’s busy roadways is now underway.
However, Salt Lake officials say the work will take place at night in an effort to reduce traffic delays in the fast-growing neighborhood.
A full closure of 1300 East from 2100 South to Wilmington Avenue, including the intersection of 2100 South and 1300 East, will remain in place at night through Tuesday before work shifts to other parts of Salt Lake City’s 1300 East Improvements Project area over the next few weeks. Work will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day for the next few weeks, aside from Fridays and Saturdays, when it begins at 9 p.m., to potentially lessen travel impacts.
- Wednesday: Westbound I-80 on-ramp from southbound 1300 East and western side streets will be closed. 1300 East will be reduced to one southbound lane.
- Thursday: Westbound I-80 on-ramp from northbound 1300 East will be closed. 1300 East will be reduced to one northbound lane.
- Sept. 2-8: Following a break over the Labor Day weekend, 1300 East will be reduced to one lane in each direction between 2100 South and I-80.
- Mid-September: Repaving of 1300 East south of I-80 will begin. Drivers can expect lane shifts, with up to two lanes closed at night until the project ends sometime in the fall.
The 1300 East Improvements Project began earlier this year, seeking to replace aged pavement and add other improvements on 1300 East from 2100 South to Elgin Avenue by the Salt Lake City-Millcreek border. It also includes a new shared-use path that runs from Sugar House Park to the intersection with Highland Drive near 2700 South, as well as improved cyclist and pedestrian crossings at different points in the project area…