Salt Lake City Completes 600/700 North Makeover on Nov. 9, With a New Jordan River Bridge and Protected Bike Lanes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Salt Lake City, in Salt Lake County, Utah, announced on November 9 that after two years of construction, the 600/700 North roadway reconstruction is complete.
The city invited neighbors to celebrate the new connection between the Fairpark and Rose Park neighborhoods on November 12, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Backman Elementary School.
The rebuilt street has fresh asphalt pavement, new protected bike lanes, safer crosswalks and more than 200 new trees that will shade the corridor as they grow, while keeping all four travel lanes. The project also includes a new 650 North Bridge over the Jordan River, built in partnership with the Utah Department of Transportation and designed to better withstand earthquakes and major floods.
City Engineer Mark Stephens said the project makes the street safer and more comfortable for people walking, biking, driving and using transit, and strengthens the connection between the two neighborhoods. More information is available on the city's project website.
Source: City of Salt Lake City
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