Construction on Interstate 70 from exit 37 to exit 40 in Richfield has resumed. The project started at the end of May 2017 and was initially anticipated to be completed by November 2017, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. Construction ended Dec. 7, 2017 with 80 percent of the project completed at that time. The $10 million project recommenced March 19, and is expected to wrap up May 21.
The Utah Department of Transportation is also beginning a bridge preservation project between Cove Fort and Sevier, milepost 7 to 21. Work is planned to begin approximately three miles west of the Fremont Indian State Park, mileposts 12 to 15 in early April, according to UDOT officials.
With 14 bridges, the project is the largest hydro-demolition project undertaken by UDOT to date. It is on an accelerated schedule to remove and reconstruct the driving surface on the 14 bridges in less than two years, by the end of 2019. Richfield Reaper
