The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) recently unveiled the new West Davis Highway after three years of construction.
The West Davis Highway is a 16-mile, four-lane divided highway designed to improve access to and from western Davis County. The highway runs from I-15 near Glovers Lane in Farmington to the future extension of S.R. 193 and 4500 West in West Point.
The department said work on the West Davis Highway will continue into the summer of 2024 with occasional lane closures while crews complete weather-dependent tasks such as additional paving, roadside plant and grass seeding, and other punch list items.
When construction began in May 2021, UDOT officials estimated that all lanes of the new highway – known as SR-177 – would be open by summer 2024. However, the agency subsequently shortened that timeline, with the new West Davis Highway opening several months earlier than originally planned.
“There has been a concerted effort to open up this new highway as soon as possible because we know it will immediately make a huge difference in people’s lives,” said Carlos Braceras, UDOT executive director, in a statement.
“People need different options to get where they want to go in the way they want to get there, and this project represents our commitment to accomplishing this mission,” he added.
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Source: AASHTO
