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Sugar House Construction Projects

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Overview

Salt Lake City has had been upgrading multiple aged utilities and failed pavement in Sugar House since 2023. Some roads, including sections of 1300 East, 2100 South and Highland Drive, have been entirely reconstructed. Long stretches of old sewer and water line under these roads and others have also been replaced.

All of these City projects are expected to wrap up by the end of November 2025.  UTA anticipates extending the S-Line across Highland Drive in 2026 or 2027.

These investments are possible thanks to the 2018 Funding Our Future initiative: the $87 million voter-approved bond for street reconstruction along with yearly sales tax revenue for increased street maintenance. The first bond projects began construction in 2020.

Sugar House projects

View a project list and timeline map of all Sugar House projects nearing completion.

A map of the Sugar House roadway construction projects.
Ongoing

Ongoing in 2025

Upcoming

Upcoming in 2026

Completed

Completed

  • Jordan & Salt Lake Canal replacement on Highland Drive between 2200 South and 2350 South

  • Highland Drive resurfacing from Warnock Drive (just south of I-80) to city limits with Millcreek (Millcreek will carry to 3300 South)

  • Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon on Highland Drive (near Kimi’s Chop House)

  • RRFB (Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons) at 2100 South and 1900 East

  • Boulder Ventures to finish their property piece of Parley’s Trail

  • 2700 South resurfacing from 700 East to 1300 East

  • I-80 (including bridges at 1300 East, 1700 East, and 2000 East) UDOT

Frequently asked questions

Why did all these projects need to happen now?

Salt Lake City recognizes the challenges all these projects have caused to residents and businesses, but we (along with other organizations) must plan for and ensure continued investment in the community, including:

A good network of streets, sidewalks, utilities, and more for years to come

Long standing issues have been and will continue to be addressed. For example, a 2017 pavement condition survey revealed that nearly 2/3 of Salt Lake City streets are in poor or worse condition; many of these streets are in such poor condition that they need to be entirely reconstructed.

Much of our infrastructure in the Sugar House community is aging and is in dire need of replacement. We have also seen a lot of growth in this neighborhood over the past 10+ years. Though a great deal has already been done to address these issues, we need to continue to improve our public infrastructure to meet the current and future needs of this important community within our City.

What’s the difference between street maintenance and street reconstruction?

Maintenance includes activities such as crack sealing and level patching, resurfacing streets, etc. that help prolong the life of the entire street network. Reconstruction is generally performed when a street has deteriorated to the point of no return, often requiring the street to be excavated and rebuilt from the bottom up using layers of rock and asphalt.

Contact us

Please send us an email with “Sugar House Construction Projects” in the subject line.

Email: engineeringinfo@slc.gov

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