The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) will begin new safety improvements along U.S. Route 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon starting Friday, August 15 at 7 a.m. Both directions of US-6 from Diamond Fork Road to the U.S. Route 89 junction in Thistle will be reduced to one lane through December as crews install concrete median barriers, improve overhead lighting, and repair drainage systems.
This project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Over the past twenty years, the state Legislature and Utah Transportation Commission have allocated more than $148 million for projects on US-6. These efforts have included widening lanes, installing median barriers, enhancing intersections, adding curve warning signs, and other improvements aimed at increasing safety and capacity. According to UDOT, these measures have led to a significant reduction in crashes on this route.
UDOT has long-term plans for US-6 to become a four-lane highway.
“US-6 is a critical route for so many Utahns, and these improvements are about making every trip safer,” said UDOT Region 3 Deputy Director Boyd Humpherys. “This project is part of our long-term effort to reduce crashes and protect lives by adding new median barriers, improving lighting, and upgrading drainage systems. We’re using the best available data to guide our work and plan for even more improvements ahead.”
In addition to this summer’s construction work, several other projects are currently being designed with a combined budget of $113.2 million. Planned projects include widening US-6 to five lanes from Chicken Hollow to Tie Fork, creating a grade separation at the US-6 and US-89 intersection at Thistle Junction, widening US-6 with added median barriers near Soldier Summit, and improving intersections in the Spring Glen area.
