Draper's westbound 200 West approach to Bangerter closes for good

DRAPER — The Utah Department of Transportation has closed the westbound 200 West approach to Bangerter Highway permanently, according to the department's project page, which was updated Nov. 10 1.

The page lists the closure under traffic impacts as "200 West to Bangerter Hwy WB closure" and states: "200 West to Bangerter Hwy going westbound is permanently closed" 1. It does not list a detour or an alternate route.

The closure belongs to a project UDOT designates as SR-154; I-15 to 200 West, project number F-0154(95)1, described on the same page as being "constructed to improve traffic operations and increase capacity at the northbound I-15 off-ramp to SR-154 (Bangerter Highway)" 1. The listed elements are ramp widening, "access modifications to enhance safety" and updated striping 1.

**What the record shows about timing**

The page's schedule field reads "Summer 2026," and a separate construction line estimates work "from September 17, 2026 through the end of October 2026" 1. As of the Nov. 10 update, crews were still listed as active: "Crews will perform various construction activities on the shoulder of the road on I-15 to the Bangerter Hwy off-ramp," and they were also working "on the shoulder of the road along 200 West" 1. The page advises that residents and motorists "may experience intermittent noise and vibration" and that additional traffic shifts and lane closures are possible while work continues 1. UDOT's standard note on the page says construction schedules and traffic impacts are subject to change.

The project was presented to the public before construction. A UDOT notice of public hearing in open-house format, for PIN 18461, described "safety improvements with access changes on Bangerter Highway from I-15 to 200 West in Draper," with "ramp widening, access changes to improve safety and striping" 2. The hearing was held May 29, 2025, at the UDOT Maintenance Station at 13692 S. 200 W. in Draper, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., with written comments accepted through June 13, 2025 2.

The notice also recorded that the environmental review for the project was carried out by UDOT under a 2017 memorandum of understanding with the Federal Highway Administration, and that the project was proceeding on a categorical exclusion 2.

**What drivers are left with**

The record identifies one direction of travel as closed. The page says nothing about the eastbound approach to 200 West, and it publishes no replacement route, so the available description of how traffic now reaches the highway from 200 West is limited to what the closure notice states 1.

Draper City shared information about the project on Nov. 11, the Draper Herald reported, describing safety improvements and access changes along the Bangerter corridor 3.

UDOT directs questions to a project hotline at 855-663-6800 and to Bangerter200W@utah.gov, and offers weekly construction updates by email 1.