Replacement of some 20-year old rail in downtown Salt Lake City will disrupt commuting for the next nine days on TRAX light rail trains, and complicate car travel on South Temple.
The Utah Transit Authority is replacing the track between its Temple Square and Arena TRAX stations, with work scheduled to begin on Saturday and end July 7.
During that time, UTA will provide “bus bridges” between the stations, or passengers may choose to walk the block or so between them. A bus bridge also will provide service directly between the Temple Square station and FrontRunner trains at the North Temple station.
The tracks serve both the Green Line (between West Valley City and Salt Lake City International Airport) and the Blue Line (between Draper and the Salt Lake Central Station).
UTA will have volunteers at the City Center, Temple Square, Arena and North Temple Stations to help riders get to their destination.
Construction will reduce car traffic on South Temple to a single lane between 400 West and West Temple. UTA suggests using North Temple or 100 South as alternates.
(Courtesy of UTA)
