Underpass to open in October

Residents should get comfortable with detours if they frequently use the Union Pacific Underpass.

The underpass closed Monday, with all traffic being rerouted down Flaming Gorge Way. The project, paid for through sixth-penny sales taxes, will include the replacement of the road surface, as well as curb, gutter and sidewalk for 950 feet from South 1st West Street to the UP driveway. A 12-inch water line will also replace an aging 12-inch asbestos-cement pipe. Reopening the road to traffic is expected to take place in mid-October, with additional construction planned to take place as weather allows. The entire project is planned to be completed Spring 2017.