Draper-area commuters who use Mountain View Corridor will face single-lane traffic overnight through September as UDOT crews repave the road ahead of a $1 billion freeway expansion.

The Utah Department of Transportation began nightly lane closures the night of Monday, Aug. 3, reducing sections of Mountain View Corridor to one lane in each direction between 13400 South in Riverton and Porter Rockwell Boulevard in Herriman. The closures run from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night and are expected to continue through the end of September, according to UDOT.

Only short sections of the corridor will be down to one lane on any given night, not the entire stretch at once.

The pavement being torn up dates to 2012, when Mountain View Corridor first opened. UDOT has replaced other original sections in recent years, and this summer's work finishes the job.

"Repaving this section now will preserve the road and help prepare the corridor for the next major phase of construction in 2027," UDOT Region Two Project Manager Oanh Le-Spradlin said in the agency's Aug. 3 announcement.

Why it matters for Draper drivers

The closure zone sits along the western edge of the Draper, Riverton and Herriman area. While the endpoints fall in Riverton and Herriman, the corridor is a primary route for Draper residents heading south and west. Expect delays in the work zone.

The fresh pavement will carry traffic during the next phase of construction, a full freeway conversion between Porter Rockwell Boulevard and Old Bingham Highway in West Jordan. That project, budgeted at roughly $1 billion from the Utah Transportation Investment Fund according to state budget records, is scheduled to break ground in 2027.

What the freeway expansion will look like

UDOT's plans call for two general-purpose lanes in each direction built within the existing median, 25 new bridges including 13 crossing local streets, and ramps connecting the new freeway to the existing divided highway. The current road will become a frontage road system once the freeway lanes open.

By 2050, UDOT engineers project the segment will carry more than 150,000 daily trips.

How to stay updated

Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change, UDOT said. Drivers can check real-time closures at udottraffic.utah.gov or through the UDOT Traffic app, available for iPhone and Android.