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Herriman mayor, hosts urge patience as major UDOT and local projects disrupt commutes
Summary
Herriman podcast hosts and Mayor Palmer acknowledged long delays from ongoing UDOT interchange and sewer work, said the city can only request (not order) signal timing changes and that there is no legal way to pause housing approvals during construction.
Mayor Palmer and Herriman podcast hosts spent much of the March 6 episode addressing widespread commuter frustration as multiple large road and utility projects converge around the city.
"We know, like, we agree, we get it, we all drive in," Mayor Palmer said, acknowledging the toll long backups have taken on residents and city staff. Hosts and the mayor described the Bangerter/134 interchange work and a separate sewer project as key drivers of the delays and said those projects are led by outside agencies.
Host (Speaker 3) noted the interchange work "UDOT is working on" and stressed that the interchange and related closures are not city projects: "That's not only not our project. It's not in our city." The podcast team said the city has limited influence and has formally asked the Utah Department of Transportation and the county to adjust signal timing on busy approaches such as 120 Sixth to improve flow.
Panelists rejected the idea that the city could legally pause housing approvals until construction completes. "Can you stop approving housing until all these projects are done? The answer is we wish, but we can't," the host said, explaining multi-agency planning and legal limits on city authority.
Officials urged commuters to seek alternate routes where possible and to expect months more of disruption while major projects proceed. The hosts also said recent higher interest rates briefly slowed home permits last year, giving a short window to address some infrastructure needs but not a long-term halt on development.
The podcast closed with a reminder that the city will continue to press regional partners for mitigations but cannot guarantee immediate fixes: "All we can do is ask," the host said.
The city did not announce any binding changes or new funding on the podcast; the statements were framed as status updates and requests made to regional agencies.
