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LOGAN — Over 1,400 cattle will delay traffic in Logan Canyon on Wednesday and Thursday as the animals move to higher pastures.
Motorists should expect delays on U.S. Highway 89 in the canyon as cattle grazing permittees move their animals from about 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day, according to Utah Department of Transportation spokesman Vic Saunders.
The cattle will move in groups of 200 to 300 beginning at Temple Fork Road traveling northeast to the cattle guard below Twin Creeks — a distance of about 2.5 miles, Saunders said. Riders on horseback will accompany the cattle.
Commuters should plan for delays and slow down while driving through the “curvy mid-region” of the canyon since they will likely encounter moving cattle on blind corners in the area, Saunders added. Drivers should exercise extra caution in the evening and night.
Those wishing to avoid delays can take an alternate route on east or westbound I-80 via Evanston, Wyoming, to state Route 16 in Utah at the Wyoming state line. To reach the Bear Lake area, commuters can take U.S. Highway 91 north to Preston, Idaho, then east on Idaho 36.
