Breaking it down: Inside the planning of 2100 North freeway
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- UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras speaks at a groundbreaking for the 2100 North Freeway on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Lehi.
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- A rendering of the 2100 North freeway is shown.
The planning and coordination surrounding a major roadway construction project are always extensive, and the 2100 North Freeway project is no exception.
The Daily Herald spoke with UDOT project manager Andrew Jordan, who offered a glimpse of how even the minute details are considered before the first shovel hits the dirt.
While the main purpose of the 2.8-mile, six-lane freeway that will connect Interstate 15 to Mountain View Corridor is to shorten the route for commuters to and from northwest Utah County, Jordan said a major part of the project is maintaining connectivity between communities adjacent to the corridor.
That includes two hospitals, Primary Children’s Hospital-Lehi and Holy Cross Hospital-Mountain Point. Jordan said UDOT has worked with Primary Children’s to determine how doctors and emergency staff will be able to get in and out during construction so they are not delayed when needed.
Conversations are also being held with the hospital and its Life Flight crews regarding the children’s hospital helipad, because vehicle traffic can affect helicopter flight paths.
“We’re actually coordinating what the lighting for the corridor looks like so that we’re not interfering with the flight path of those helicopters coming in to land at the hospital,” Jordan said.
The project will include construction of 14 new bridges. Two pedestrian bridges will be built over the freeway in coordination with Lehi City. One will connect the Jordan River Trail to a future city park. The other will accommodate a future trail next to the railroad tracks and a future Utah Transit Authority line.
“We have that full system that provides users the ability to get where they want to, the way they want to,” Jordan said. “They could get off the UTA system, get on the trail, get to the hospital, get to those neighborhoods, get to where they need to be.”
Other bridges include grade separations to keep northwest traffic flowing over or under the freeway. There will be bridges and undercrossings at 3600 West, Waterbury Drive, the Jordan River, 2300 West, the railroad bridge and Ashton Boulevard. The freeway will also go underneath the railroad tracks.
The first step of the project, Jordan said, is to push existing topsoil from the future freeway corridor to the side. Construction is slated to run through late 2028.
