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Another weekend freeway closure is coming at the mouth of Parleys Canyon.
The Utah Department of Transportation plans to close access from eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 to the eastside Interstate 215 belt beginning Friday at 9 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m.
Construction in that area has closed at least some lanes there for most weekends this summer.
With this weekend's closure, UDOT urges drivers to plan ahead and use alternate routes to access I-215 from I-80. Detour signs will direct drivers to exit I-80 at 700 East, then head south to 3300 South, where they will travel east until they reach I-215.
This closure will allow crews to break up the existing concrete on a long ramp and pave over it with new asphalt as part of a major pavement-maintenance project on I-80 and I-215 in eastern Salt Lake City. Also as part of this project, I-80 is reduced to one lane in each direction on weeknights between 1300 East and the I-80/I-215 split.
Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.