UDOT to close I-80 to put bridges in place

UDOT to close I-80 to put bridges in place


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Department of Transportation will completely shut down traffic on Interstate 80 in one direction and then the other through Parleys Canyon for 24 hours on successive weekends.

The closures will block westbound flow between Park City and Salt Lake City on Aug. 9 and eastbound traffic Aug. 16.

UDOT contractors will use the lane closures to slide pre-made bridges into place at East Canyon and Lambs Canyon.

UDOT will post 175 electronic and regular signs alerting motorists as far as the Wyoming state line. Truckers already have been advised to avoid I-80 through Salt Lake City because of lane closures in the city.

Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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