Viaduct construction brings North Temple closure

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Transit Authority and Salt Lake City closed a segment of North Temple street Sunday night, and it will remain closed for 18 months.

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.

Traffic will be detoured for the duration of the construction. To avoid potential delays at railroad crossings, UTA recommends using 400 South or 600 North.

Questions from the public regarding this closure should be directed to the project construction hotline at 888-800-8854.

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 6-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 City International Airport, stopping adjacent to Terminal One.