- Construction on 2100 North in Lehi has led to a slight detour the Jordan River Parkway Trail.
- UDOT has temporarily closed a section for riverbank protection during freeway work.
- A detour is available; the trail section will reopen next month, says UDOT.
LEHI — Construction is underway to build a new east-west freeway along 2100 North in Lehi, but the stretch of road isn't the only place where people may encounter work being done.
The Utah Department of Transportation has temporarily blocked off a section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail in Lehi that goes under 2100 North as crews are shoring up the banks along the river to keep it protected as crews build the new throughway.
"It'll open again (sometime) in the next month," said UDOT spokesman John Gleason. "They're just doing what they call riprap — building up rocks and everything around the Jordan River so that it won't be impacted by the construction for (the) 2100 North freeway."
People walking, jogging and biking along the trail just south of Thanksgiving Point on Friday were met with sidewalk closure signs as they approached 2100 North underpass section where it is closed for the time being.
Gleason said UDOT wants to make sure both cars and pedestrians keep moving during the multiyear construction so earlier this week crews paved a detour route that people can use as construction persists.
"The detour while this is going on will just go up and run parallel to 2100 North and to the river right there — and then cut over on 2300 West — and then back on to back onto the trail again," he explained.
UDOT broke ground on the $621 million project last month; transportation and local elected officials anticipate the new 2100 North Freeway will enhance how people get in and out of northwest Utah County.
The new freeway is expected to be completed and open to commuters sometime in late 2028, providing a continuous flow of travel between Mountain View Corridor and I-15.
As part of the overall project, crews will construct nearly 2 miles of shared-use paths, as well as realign or reconstruct 2 miles of existing trails to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists so the parallel trails will remain once the construction is completed.
Gleason said UDOT's goal is to impact people's everyday lives and habits as little as possible during the multiyear project.
"It's important for us to keep vehicles moving throughout construction, but we also want to keep people moving," he told KSL. "That means walking and biking and keeping these trails that are so vital to the community there. And you know, so many people use it every day — we want to give people the opportunity to use those trails throughout construction as well."
