Utah State Route 154

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State Route 154

Length:

23.8 mi (38.3 km)

North end:

Salt Lake City International Airport

Major
junctions:

I-80 in Salt Lake City

UT-201 in West Valley City

South end:

I-15 in Draper

State Routes in Utah
< SR 153		SR 155 >

Bangerter Highway, or Utah State Route 154, named after former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter, is an expressway running south from Salt Lake City International Airport through the Salt Lake Valley. Construction began in 1988 and portions of the highway were opened as completed, with the final section opening on November 17, 1998. It serves the rapidly-expanding population in the western and southern portions of Salt Lake Valley and facilitates access to and from the airport.

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From the airport's northwest position in the valley, the highway crosses Interstate 80 and Utah State Route 201 and heads south to the city of Riverton in the valley's southwestern corner. At that point, it turns to the east to join Interstate 15 in Draper at the southern tip of the valley. 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.

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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.