- I-15 in Farmington and Kaysville will have nightly lane reductions from Feb. 2-7.
- Closures support the Shepard Lane project, enhancing access and reducing congestion.
- UDOT advises commuters to use US-89 or Legacy Parkway as alternatives.
FARMINGTON — Commuters traveling through Davis County on Interstate 15 at night may have to use an alternate route this week.
Northbound and southbound lanes from Glovers Lane to Park Lane will be reduced to one lane between 9 p.m and 7 a.m. the following morning, the Utah Department of Transportation said Monday.
The nightly closures will last through through the morning of Saturday, Feb. 7.
UDOT said the freeway closures support its efforts to install sections and foundations of a new pedestrian bridge, as part of the larger Shepard Lane improvement project.
The $147.5-million project calls for the creation of a new interchange at the intersection of Shepard Lane and I-15, increasing access to the interstate and reducing congestion. Other elements of the project aim to improve bike and pedestrian connectivity in the area.
"This project's pretty impactful, but it is scheduled to be finished by the end of this year," Mitch Shaw, a spokesman for UDOT, said Monday.
Crews are working within "a very constrained area where I-15, U.S. 89, Legacy Parkway and a railroad line converge or overlap, requiring multiple overnight closures to safely maneuver bridge components through one of northern Utah's most complex transportation corridors," UDOT said.
Shaw said the closures will begin each night no earlier than 9 p.m., and crews will reopen all lanes no later than 7 a.m. to avoid further impacts on the morning commute.
For those traveling at night while crews work in the area, one lane of traffic will remain open. Commuters can also use U.S. 89 or Legacy Parkway.
"Depending on what direction they're heading, those are two really good options that are kind of right there," Shaw said.
UDOT said additional lane closures are expected in the area in the future, as the pedestrian bridge is only about 20% complete.
For more information and upcoming traffic impacts, visit the project's website here.
