In 2018, Salt Lake City began to replace and rehabilitate aging underground utility lines to improve water and sewer services as part of a two-year effort to reconstruct 1300 East, from 1300 South to 2100 South. This reconstruction project also includes:

• Replacement of obsolete and decaying drive approaches and sidewalk segments
• Replacement of the pavement, curb, and gutter
• Upgrades to storm drains
• New ADA compliant bus stops
• Adding a dedicated center lane to allow left turns
• New bike lanes in both directions
• A consistent street design to match northern cross section

The project will improve access, mobility, and drainage along this important city thoroughfare, and residents will enjoy more resilient utility services once it is completed in the fall of 2020.

Upcoming Work Activities (as of 07/02/2020)

• Storm drain pipe installation is now underway. This installation just passed Logan Avenue, and continues moving northward. This process is now expected to continue through July 20, as the team lost a couple of work days this week due to rain.
• After all of the storm drain pipe is in place, crews will begin to place granular borrow along the east side of the road. They will begin on the south end of the project, near 1700 South, and move northward. Granular borrow is the first section of the new road that will be installed.
• Fiber line installation is temporarily suspended. Crews are expected to return to finish the installation from Sherman Avenue to 1300 South on July 20, which will take about two weeks.
• In observance of the 4th of July holiday, no work will take place from July 3-5.

*Schedule is subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Traffic Alerts

• 1300 East: 1700 South to 1300 South is CLOSED to the public. Suggested detour routes include: 2100 South, 1300 South, and 800 South/Sunnyside Avenue to Foothill Drive, State Street, or 700 East.

Safety

• We remind residents accessing their homes in the closed area of 1300 East to drive slowly through the work zone and to use caution. Remember, ONLY SOUTHBOUND traffic is allowed from 1300 South to 1700 South. Please be attentive to the changing work zone conditions.
• We want to remind people traveling on the sidewalks that this is an ACTIVE WORK ZONE. When walking through the area, you must remember to look around you, cross the street at designated crossing areas only, and to make eye contact with equipment operators so they know you are there.
• During construction, drivers are reminded to watch out for trucks entering and leaving the work zone, and to follow directions from flaggers on-site assisting with the safe flow of traffic.

Google Fiber Line Work
For your information, there is a nearby project ongoing to install Google Fiber lines in the area from 1300 South to 1700 South, between 1100 East and 1300 East. This work is unrelated to our project, but is taking place concurrently. This project team expects to complete their work in the next 3-4 weeks. If you have any questions or concerns related to this project, please contact their team at 877-454-6959.

Crews encountered several delays during Phase 1 of the 1300 East reconstruction project in 2019, including:

• Inclement weather, in May and June 2019, generated soft sub-grade that prevented the contractor from starting as early as desired and slowed overall production.


• Upon starting excavation in Phase 1, 2100 South to 1700 South, a communication duct bank was found to be shallower than anticipated. Multiple fiber optic lines had to be relocated in advance of the roadway construction to avoid disruptions to internet service, phones, and traffic signal interconnection.


• Installation of new drainage improvements had been delayed be unforeseen third-party utility conflicts. Precautions had to be taken to keep sewer service active along the corridor during drainage installation.

As a result of these delays, Phase 1 concluded in mid-November and construction work was then suspended for the winter. Phase 2 began May 18, 2020, and will include the section between 1700 South and 1300 South.

Stay informed and sign up for updates by emailing us with the word “Updates” in the subject line. You may also follow us on social media to see posts about our progress using the #1300EastSLC hashtag.  

If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to our project team using the information below:
Email: 1300east@slcgov.com | Hotline: 801-483-6898 
Website: www.slc.gov/mystreet/1300east