Construction is underway on the 100 North bridge as crews are one week into the project. Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Spokesperson, Kevin Kitchen took some time to inform listeners of the progress that has been made so far.

“They’re working on removing some parapets and this is a little bit challenging because some of the debris as they’re going through that process is flying out. Now they have put some falsework under the bridge to help catch some of those things and they have buckets and things to catch as well but some of that debris is bouncing around and flying around and so they do have flagging operations on Main Street underneath the bridge where they are working,” said Kitchen. This is one of those things that they want to knock out quickly so that traffic is hinder as little as possible through that critical passageway. It is important for drivers to pay particular attention to the detour signs as they can change frequently throughout the project.

Drivers need to be aware that there will be flaggers seen directing traffic during the construction project. “So the flaggers aren’t just there to stop traffic to specifically that’s motorized but also to stop pedestrians and so we’re asking for a little respect for those flaggers there because it’s truly the type of situation where people that are passing through that work zone could potentially get hurt or workers could get hurt trying to keep track of all those things at the same time,” explained Kitchen. Officials are trying to knock out the work closest to Main Street first as to remove the biggest hazards upfront. No pedestrians are allowed on the bridge, at any time, during construction. All pedestrians must obey the flaggers and not walk under the bridge until flaggers let traffic through.

There will be some upcoming closures in the next week or so that drivers need to be aware of as it will delay travel times through the construction area. “We’ve got some old concrete panels that they’ve got to take up, part of the specifications for the contract said that they could have a maximum of six days for closure on Main Street, six days for 400 West and also six days for 500 West to be able to take care of the structural removal that needs to happen in those areas,” stated Kitchen. Residents can receive project updates by sending an email to dave@frontlinepi.com to be added to the project news list.