UDOT to reopen east-west journey on 13400 South in Riverton

Drivers may even have one much less cease gentle at 2700 West this week, as visitors will shift to new interchange in Bluffdale

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Sept. 25, 2025) — The Utah Department of Transportation will mark two main milestones on the Bangerter Highway mission on Monday, Sept. 29, with the reopening of east and westbound journey on 13400 South and the opening of the brand new 2700 West interchange in Bluffdale. 

On Friday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 29 at 5 a.m., crews will shut eastbound journey on 13400 South from Old Liberty Way to the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South for remaining prep work for the reopening. This closure may even forestall eastbound 13400 South drivers from utilizing the on-ramp to southbound Bangerter Highway. Drivers might be detoured onto Old Liberty Way. 

On the identical weekend, crews may even shift visitors onto the brand new interchange at 2700 West in Bluffdale, giving drivers one much less stoplight to attend at. 

UDOT is within the dwelling stretch of upgrading intersections on Bangerter Highway into freeway-style interchanges. Once 4700 South, 9800 South, 13400 South and 2700 West interchanges are full, UDOT estimates that drivers will save eight minutes of journey time.

“Getting 13400 South open in both directions gives people back valuable time in their day,” UDOT Region Two Director Robert Stewart stated. “It’s another step in making Bangerter Highway a reliable, connected route for the whole southwest valley.”

East and westbound journey at 13400 South may even restore vital enterprise connections alongside Bangerter Highway, a foremost hall linking locations equivalent to Mountain View Village, Jordan Landing, The District and Salt Lake City International Airport. 

“Reopening 13400 South makes it easier for our shoppers, employees and neighbors to get to Mountain View Village,” Mountain View Village General Manager Heather Nash stated. “It reconnects us with the rest of the southwest valley and strengthens our ties to surrounding communities.”

Before development started, Bangerter Highway carried a median of 62,000 drivers per day. By 2050, that quantity is projected to greater than double to 128,000, exhibiting the necessity for a freeway that may deal with extra visitors with out stoplights.

When the interchanges totally open later this 12 months, Bangerter Highway might be a wholly free-flowing freeway from the intersection of Interstate 15 in Draper to 4100 South in West Valley City. 

Construction on all 4 interchanges is anticipated to wrap up by the top of October.