

That project was also initially expected to be completed by now, but may wrap up at the end of this year instead because of similar delays. The Utah Department of Transportation, for example, began work to improve I-80 and I-215 in Salt Lake City and other parts of eastern Salt Lake County in 2021. These same issues extended out projects all over the region. Salt Lake City transportation director Jon Larsen explained last year that labor and supply chain issues delayed construction timelines almost immediately. For instance, the 300 West project was originally estimated to be completed by the fall of 2022, not halfway through 2023.

The projects also brought some new mid-block walkways, repairs to drainage and connections to transit, as well as 200 new trees and more water-wise landscaping in the project areas.īut both projects also went awry soon after construction began. Traffic moves on 900 South looking East from 300 West on Friday.
