| Bangerter Highway |
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Access to Bangerter Highway is limited to major cross streets and it is 23.8 mi (38.3 km) in length. It passes through the cities of Salt Lake City , West Valley City , Taylorsville , West Jordan , South Jordan , Riverton , Bluffdale , and Draper . In the coordinate system used throughout Salt Lake Valley, Bangerter Highway lies 36 blocks west of Main Street (3600 West). Because of rapid growth in the west and south sides of the valley, the six-lane highway is often congested. An extension of Legacy Parkway is eventually planned to be constructed in the Mountain View Corridor (approximately 5600 West), offering an alternative to Bangerter Highway. The highway was originally planned to be a freeway, but the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) instead opted for an expressway that would include stoplights. Along the highway's nearly 24-mile extent there is a signalized intersection approximately every one to one and a half miles. The mayor of West Jordan has criticized this and called on UDOT to retrofit the highway with grade-separated intersections. This would facilitate faster connections to the city, which happens to be the most populated city in the state without freeway access. |
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