SALT LAKE CITY — A project to repair light-rail lines near the Salt Lake City-South Salt Lake border could create significant delays across Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX system for about a month.
Delays of 30 minutes or more are expected to begin on Sunday while crews rebuild the 2100 South grade crossing and perform rail replacement and infrastructure upgrades in the area. It’s a section where UTA’s blue, green and red lines all cross, meaning that service will be impacted across most of the system.
All southbound trains will stop at Ballpark Station, and a bus bridge will take riders either to Meadowbrook Station (3900 South) for people planning to continue along the red or blue lines, or to River Trail Station (2340 S. 1070 West) for people traveling along the green line. The bus will also connect riders to any stations between the closure area, such as the Central Pointe and Millcreek stations.
The Meadowbrook and River Trail stations will also serve as the northernmost points for southbound trails, for anyone traveling to Salt Lake City from Draper, South Jordan, or West Valley City, until the project wraps up, which isn’t expected until June 20.
UTA’s TRAX system attracted nearly 40,000 average weekday riders in March, according to agency data.
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A “full lane closure” of 2100 South at 200 West will begin at 9 p.m. and continue through midnight on May 31, leading to headaches for drivers, as well. Drivers are urged to take alternate routes at that time.
It’s one of a few projects UTA has planned for this summer:
- UTA also plans to rebuild the track at the 600 South intersection in Salt Lake City, which will require a bus bridge for all three lines from July 5-11. That will run between the Ballpark and Gallivan Plaza stations for green and blue-line trains, and the Library Station for red-line trains. Delays of 15 to 30 minutes are possible at the time.
- Crews will also replace worn-down rails between the Fashion Place Station in Midvale and Historic Gardner Station in West Jordan, between July 25 and Aug. 15. That will also create delays of up to 15 to 30 minutes.
S-Line extension construction begins
Meanwhile, construction is also slated to begin next week on the long-awaited extension of the S-Line streetcar in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House neighborhood.
UTA’s plan calls to extend the line’s current terminus at Fairmont Station, 2216 S. McClelland Street, to the western end of the Sugar House Shopping Center near 2227 S. Highland Drive. Salt Lake City leaders signed off on an interlocal agreement in March that finalized planning for the $43.6 million project, setting up construction that will continue into 2027.
“This extension may seem short, but its impact is huge and part of a long-term effort making it easier to choose transit, reduce traffic and support local businesses at the heart of Sugar House,” said Salt Lake City Councilwoman Sarah Young at the time.
The extended service is expected to be available to riders beginning in August 2027.
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