Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
UDOT to straighten and extend 111 Backus Highway through northern Herriman; work could start Monday
Summary
Officials on the Herriman City podcast said the Utah Department of Transportation plans as early as Monday to straighten and extend 111 Backus Highway, adding lanes and a turn lane and aiming for roughly an 18-month construction timeline; the city will relay UDOT alerts to residents.
Utah Department of Transportation plans to begin as early as Monday a project to straighten and extend 111 Backus Highway in northern Herriman and adjacent South Jordan, podcast hosts said Feb. 5. The work is intended to connect the roadway toward 7300 West and Herriman's Main Street and to support growth on the West Side.
"They're gonna straighten out 111 Backus Highway," said Unidentified Speaker 1, summarizing the alignment change. The hosts said the project will include "five lanes, you know, to each direction in a turn lane," and that one UDOT segment runs from 126 up to the new connection. Unidentified Speaker 3 estimated the full construction duration at about 18 months from start to finish and described the location as largely greenfield with limited direct property impacts.
City staff said UDOT will be the primary source of technical updates and alerts. "We'll relay everything they tell us," Unidentified Speaker 3 said, and recommended residents sign up for UDOT notifications. The podcast also said the city will add the project to its construction projects map and pass along any information UDOT provides.
No formal approvals or local votes were recorded in the episode; the discussion was an informational update about a state-led transportation project and how the city plans to communicate impacts to residents.
